Works (20)
Updated: July 27th, 2023 21:16
2011 journal article
Typical and Atypical Manifestations of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Dogs
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, 47(6), E86–E94.
MeSH headings : Anaplasma phagocytophilum / genetics; Anaplasma phagocytophilum / immunology; Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification; Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology; DNA, Bacterial / analysis; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / etiology; Dog Diseases / pathology; Dogs; Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology; Ehrlichiosis / veterinary; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / veterinary; Female; Male; Minnesota / epidemiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Retrospective Studies
TL;DR:
Treatment with doxycycline resulted in rapid resolution of clinical signs in all dogs, and fever, arthropathy, neurologic dysfunction, and epistaxis are clinical syndromes that can be associated with A phagocytophilum infection.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2010 journal article
Evaluation of peptide- and recombinant protein-based assays for detection of anti-Ehrlichia ewingii antibodies in experimentally and naturally infected dogs
American Journal of Veterinary Research, 71(10), 1195–1200.
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial / blood; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / immunology; Dogs; Ehrlichia / immunology; Ehrlichiosis / blood; Ehrlichiosis / diagnosis; Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology; Ehrlichiosis / immunology; Ehrlichiosis / veterinary; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / veterinary; False Positive Reactions; Immunoassay / methods; Immunoassay / veterinary; Missouri / epidemiology; Peptides; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Recombinant Proteins
TL;DR:
The EESP and EETp28 ELISAs were suitable for specifically detecting anti-E ewingii antibodies in experimentally and naturally infected dogs.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2010 journal article
Successful treatment ofBartonella henselaeendocarditis in a cat
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 12(6), 483–486.
MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use; Bartonella Infections / diagnosis; Bartonella Infections / drug therapy; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / microbiology; Cats; Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis; Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy; Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology; Endocarditis, Bacterial / veterinary; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / veterinary; Male; Treatment Outcome
TL;DR:
In conjunction with previous case reports, infective endocarditis can be associated with natural B henselae infection in cats; however, early diagnosis and treatment may result in a better prognosis than previously reported.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2009 journal article
A groundhog, a novel bartonella sequence, and my father's death
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 15(12), 2080–2086.
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2009 article
Clinical Relevance of Annual Screening Using a Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (SNAP 3Dx) for Canine Ehrlichiosis
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 45, pp. 118–124.
MeSH headings : Animals; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic Tests, Routine / methods; Diagnostic Tests, Routine / standards; Diagnostic Tests, Routine / veterinary; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dogs; Ehrlichia / genetics; Ehrlichia / immunology; Ehrlichia / isolation & purification; Ehrlichiosis / blood; Ehrlichiosis / diagnosis; Ehrlichiosis / veterinary; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / standards; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / veterinary; Fluorescent Antibody Technique / standards; Fluorescent Antibody Technique / veterinary; Polymerase Chain Reaction / standards; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Thrombocytopenia / blood; United States
TL;DR:
In this study, thrombocytopenia was frequently detected in healthy Ehrlichia SNAP 3Dx-positive dogs, whereas active infection was infrequently confirmed by PCR, and treatment based upon screening results alone is not recommended.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2009 journal article
Co-isolation of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii from blood, joint and subcutaneous seroma fluids from two naturally infected dogs
Veterinary Microbiology, 138(3-4), 368–372.
author keywords: Alpha Proteobacteria; Culture; Arthritis; Seroma; Co-infection; Bartonella
MeSH headings : Animals; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella Infections / microbiology; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; DNA, Bacterial; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Female; Male; Serologic Tests; Seroma / microbiology; Synovial Fluid / microbiology
TL;DR:
Dogs can be co-infected with two Bartonella spp.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2009 journal article
Granulocytic anaplasmosis in three dogs from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canadian Veterinary Journal, 50(8), 835–840.
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2009 journal article
High Prevalence of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Dogs from an Indian Reservation in Northeastern Arizona
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 10(2), 117–123.
author keywords: Anaplasma; Babesia; Bartonella; Ehrlichia; Rickettsia; Sentinel
MeSH headings : Anaplasma / isolation & purification; Anaplasmosis / epidemiology; Animals; Arizona / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Ehrlichia / isolation & purification; Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology; Ehrlichiosis / veterinary; Female; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Male; Prevalence; Tick Infestations / epidemiology; Tick Infestations / veterinary
TL;DR:
Dogs on this Hopi Indian reservation were most frequently infected with E. canis or A. platys; however, more than half of the dogs were exposed to a SFG-Rickettsia species.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2009 journal article
Infection and replication of Bartonella species within a tick cell line
Experimental and Applied Acarology, 49(3), 193–208.
author keywords: Bartonella species; Tick cell lines; Bacteria; Replication; Cell culture
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteriological Techniques; Bartonella / cytology; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella / physiology; Cell Culture Techniques; Cells, Cultured; Culture Media, Conditioned; DNA, Bacterial; Ticks / microbiology
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2009 journal article
Isolation or Molecular Detection of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii from Dogs with Idiopathic Cavitary Effusions
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 23(1), 186–189.
MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use; Bartonella / classification; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella Infections / drug therapy; Bartonella Infections / microbiology; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Female; Male; Pericardial Effusion / drug therapy; Pericardial Effusion / microbiology; Pericardial Effusion / veterinary; Pleural Effusion / drug therapy; Pleural Effusion / microbiology; Pleural Effusion / veterinary
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
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2009 journal article
Molecular Documentation of Bartonella Infection in Dogs in Greece and Italy
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 47(5), 1565–1567.
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacterial Proteins / genetics; Bartonella / genetics; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Cluster Analysis; DNA, Bacterial / chemistry; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal / genetics; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics; DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / genetics; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Europe; Genes, rRNA; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; RNA, Bacterial / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
TL;DR:
DNA sequencing evidence of a potentially new Bartonella sp.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2008 journal article
Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Epistaxis in Natural Canine Leishmaniasis (Leishmania infantum)
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 22(4), 866–872.
author keywords: dysproteinemia; rhinitis; thrombocytopathy
MeSH headings : Animals; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Epistaxis / etiology; Epistaxis / veterinary; Female; Leishmania infantum; Leishmaniasis, Visceral / complications; Leishmaniasis, Visceral / veterinary; Male
TL;DR:
CanL-associated epistaxis appears to be the result of multiple and variable pathogenetic factors such as thrombocytopathy, hyperglobulinemia-induced serum hyperviscosity, and nasal mucosa ulceration.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2008 journal article
Serological and Molecular Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Ehrlichia Species in Dogs from Minnesota
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 8(4), 455–464.
author keywords: tick(s)
MeSH headings : Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification; Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial / blood; Borrelia burgdorferi / isolation & purification; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Ehrlichia / isolation & purification; Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology; Ehrlichiosis / veterinary; Female; Lyme Disease / epidemiology; Lyme Disease / veterinary; Male; Minnesota / epidemiology; Prevalence; Time Factors
TL;DR:
A population of 731 naturally exposed pet dogs examined at a private practice in Baxter, Minnesota, an area endemic for Lyme disease and anaplasmosis, was tested by serological and molecular methods for evidence of exposure to or infection with selected vector-borne pathogens, finding A. phagocytophilum DNA was more prevalent in suspected cases of anaplasmsosis or borreliosis than in healthy dogs from the same region.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2008 journal article
Serum Cardiac Troponin I Concentration in Dogs with Ehrlichiosis
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 22(5), 1136–1143.
author keywords: canine monocytic ehrlichiosis; myocarditis; risk factor; SIRS; troponin
MeSH headings : Animals; Biomarkers / blood; Dog Diseases / blood; Dogs; Ehrlichiosis / blood; Ehrlichiosis / veterinary; Female; Heart Diseases / blood; Heart Diseases / complications; Heart Diseases / veterinary; Male; Odds Ratio; Risk Factors; Troponin I / blood
TL;DR:
Severity of anemia and SIRS might contribute to the pathophysiology of myocardial damage in naturally infected Brazilian dogs.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2008 journal article
Use of broad range16S rDNA PCR in clinical microbiology
Journal of Microbiological Methods, 76(3), 217–225.
author keywords: Bacterial genes; Broad range PCR; DNA sequencing; Diagnostics
MeSH headings : Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Bacterial Infections / diagnosis; Bacterial Infections / veterinary; Bacteriological Techniques; DNA, Ribosomal / genetics; Humans; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / standards; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Predictive Value of Tests; RNA, Bacterial / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Sensitivity and Specificity
TL;DR:
A more uniform consensus on the accurate interpretation of broad range 16S rDNA PCR results are needed to improve the microbiological utility of this modality for the diagnosis of bacterial infections in animals and in human patients.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2007 journal article
Doxycycline Clearance of Experimentally Induced Chronic Ehrlichia Canis Infection in Dogs
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 21(6), 1237–1242.
author keywords: canine ehrlichiosis; immunofluorescence assay; platelets; polymerase chain reaction
MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use; Chronic Disease; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dogs; Doxycycline / therapeutic use; Ehrlichia canis; Ehrlichiosis / drug therapy; Ehrlichiosis / veterinary
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
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2007 journal article
Evaluation of conventional and real-time PCR assays for detection and differentiation of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in dog blood
Veterinary Microbiology, 129(3-4), 294–303.
author keywords: dog; PCR; Rickettsia; spotted fever
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics; Base Sequence; Boutonneuse Fever / diagnosis; Boutonneuse Fever / microbiology; Boutonneuse Fever / veterinary; DNA Primers; DNA, Bacterial / blood; DNA, Bacterial / chemistry; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; Disease Reservoirs / veterinary; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Gene Amplification; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Rickettsia / classification; Rickettsia / genetics; Rickettsia / isolation & purification; Rickettsia conorii / classification; Rickettsia conorii / genetics; Rickettsia conorii / isolation & purification; Rickettsia rickettsii / classification; Rickettsia rickettsii / genetics; Rickettsia rickettsii / isolation & purification; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / diagnosis; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / microbiology; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / veterinary; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sentinel Surveillance / veterinary; Species Specificity
TL;DR:
Conventional and real-time PCR assays developed using primers that targeted a small region of the ompA gene may assist in the timely diagnosis of infection with SFGRickettsia and facilitate the discovery of novel SFG Rickettsia infecting dogs, and in the investigation of dogs as sentinels for emerging rickettsioses.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2007 journal article
Identification of bacteria from clinical samples using Bartonella alpha-Proteobacteria growth medium
Journal of Microbiological Methods, 71(2), 147–155.
author keywords: co-infection; fastidious bacteria; insect growth medium
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / growth & development; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Bacterial Infections / microbiology; Bacteriological Techniques / methods; Base Sequence; Culture Media / chemistry; DNA, Bacterial / chemistry; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification; DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal / genetics; DNA, Ribosomal / isolation & purification; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
TL;DR:
Despite the phylogenetic limitations of using partial 16S rRNA gene sequencing for species and strain identification, the investigational methodology described in this study may provide a complementary approach for the isolation and identification of bacteria from patient samples.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2007 journal article
Severe Anemia, Panserositis, and Cryptogenic Hepatitis in an HIV Patient Infected withBartonella henselae
Ultrastructural Pathology, 31(6), 373–377.
author keywords: anemia; Bartonella henselae; hepatitis; liver transplantation; serositis
MeSH headings : AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / pathology; Adult; Anemia / drug therapy; Anemia / microbiology; Anemia / pathology; Angiomatosis, Bacillary / drug therapy; Angiomatosis, Bacillary / microbiology; Angiomatosis, Bacillary / pathology; Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use; Bartonella henselae / genetics; Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification; Base Sequence; Clarithromycin / therapeutic use; DNA, Bacterial / analysis; Erythrocytes / microbiology; Erythrocytes / ultrastructure; HIV Infections / microbiology; Hepatitis / drug therapy; Hepatitis / microbiology; Hepatitis / pathology; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Male; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / methods; Molecular Sequence Data; Serositis / drug therapy; Serositis / microbiology; Serositis / pathology; Skin Diseases / drug therapy; Skin Diseases / microbiology; Skin Diseases / pathology; Treatment Outcome
TL;DR:
The case of an AIDS patient with bacillary angiomatosis, who had concurrent severe anemia, hepatitis, peritonitis, pleuritis, and pericarditis, is reported, which suggested a Bartonella sp.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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2007 journal article
Surveillance for Zoonotic Vector-Borne Infections Using Sick Dogs from Southeastern Brazil
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 7(4), 689–698.
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial / blood; Antibodies, Protozoan / blood; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella / physiology; Bartonella Infections / blood; Bartonella Infections / epidemiology; Brazil / epidemiology; DNA, Bacterial / blood; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Ehrlichia canis / genetics; Ehrlichia canis / isolation & purification; Ehrlichia canis / physiology; Ehrlichiosis / blood; Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology; Female; Leishmania infantum / isolation & purification; Leishmania infantum / physiology; Leishmaniasis, Visceral / blood; Leishmaniasis, Visceral / epidemiology; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Sentinel Surveillance; Sequence Alignment; Zoonoses / epidemiology
TL;DR:
Ehrlichia canis may pose a human health hazard and may be undiagnosed in southeastern Brazil, whereas exposure to the other organisms examined in this study is presumably infrequent.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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