AZITHROMYCIN IN THE TREATMENT OF MONOCYTIC EHRLICHIOSIS IN NATURALLY INFECTED DOGS

Authors

  • Daniela Torres Cantadori
  • Ana Luiza Rosa Osório Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Veronica Jorge Babo-Terra Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/cab.v15i4.5553

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Animal Sanity

Abstract

The aims of this study were to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment with azithromycin in dogs naturally infected with E. canis, and to analyse the clinical and hematological changes the animals would show. Ten dogs with positive diagnosis for E. canis through Elisa Snap 4Dx test were distributed into two groups, untreated and treated with azithromycin, 20 mg/kg, orally once a day for seven days. In addition to the physical exam, complete blood counts (CBC), smears made out from blood of the ear margin in order to detect ehrlichial morulae and nested PCR before treatment and post-treatment were performed. We found that the treatment was not effective, since the clinical signs did not disappear, as well as there was no return to normal values of the CBC in treated animas, neither the elimination of E. canis from the infected animals.

Keywords: azithromycin; Ehrlichia canis; PCR; Dogs.

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Author Biographies

Daniela Torres Cantadori

Médica Veterinária do hospital veterinário da Universidade Católica Dom Bosco

Área: Clínica médica e diagnóstico por imagem.

Ana Luiza Rosa Osório, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

Médica Veterinária, Professora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal, UFMS, Co-orientadora

Veronica Jorge Babo-Terra, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

Médica Veterinária, Professora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal, UFMS, orientadora.

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Published

2014-12-23

How to Cite

CANTADORI, D. T.; OSÓRIO, A. L. R.; BABO-TERRA, V. J. AZITHROMYCIN IN THE TREATMENT OF MONOCYTIC EHRLICHIOSIS IN NATURALLY INFECTED DOGS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 4, p. 458–465, 2014. DOI: 10.1590/cab.v15i4.5553. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/5553. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 4 (2014)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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