Erlichia, anyone know about this??
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| I had heard of it, but wasn't sure. Here is a definition from Wikipedia:
Anaplasmosis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article (or section) may need to be wikified to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please help improve this article, especially its section layout, and relevant internal links. (help) This article has been tagged since January 2007. Anaplasmosis is a rickettsial parasite of ruminants. The organism occurs in the red blood cells and is transmitted by natural means through certain blood sucking ticks and flies. It can also be transmitted iatrogenically by the use of surgical, dehorning, castration, and tattoo instruments and hypodermis needles which are not disinfected between uses. The organism can go through a complete lifecycle in the gut of certain species of ticks but the fly appears to be only a mechanical vector and so is not as important in the maintaining the disease in an area. The disease causes severe anemia and wasting in adult cattle which are infected. Young cattle and most other ruminants will not show clinical signs if infected but may serve as carriers. Since the organism "hides" from the body's immune system in red blood cells, it is difficult if not impossible for an infection to be totally cleared. As the immune response wanes, the organism again builds up and the host relapses. In the United States, Anaplasmosis is considered in the south and west where the tick hosts Dermacentor spp. are found. Although vaccines have been developed, none are currently available in the United States. Early in the twentieth century, this disease was considered one of major economic consequence in the western United States. In the 1980's and 1990's, control of ticks through new ascaricides and practical treatment with prolonged action antibiotics, notably tetracycline, has led to the point where the disease is no longer considered a major problem. Anaplasmosis, also known as Erlichia Equi, is now extremely common in the northeast and prevalent in pets, such as dogs and cats. Some vets report that almost half of the animals tested have the disease, which can attack the joints. The symptoms are similar to Lymes' disease as is the treatment - a course of Doxycycline. A growing number of vets recommend testing pets for the disease every six months to a year. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaplasmosis" Categories: All pages needing to be wikified | Wikify from January 2007 | Parasitology | Parasitism |
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Thanks for the info Got Sheep as I wasn't familiar to what this is as it's rare in my area. Bge - I'm so sorry that it was discovered that Otis has this. From what the article said perhaps a pro-active method would be the best method for combating future problems such as keeping his immune system super healthy so he can fight it should it emerge from dormant stage. Best wishes to you and lots of belly rubs to Otis. Marianne and the boys |
| There's two previous posts about this if you do a search.
Sorry he is going through this! |
| Thanks for the info, I have never heard of this before. I even raised sheep for 15 years and never had a problem. Hoping to hear about his blood counts and stuff today. |
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