MELISSA MCKENDRY MS, DVM DIPLOMATE ABVP Presentations/25 - Vector-borne... · diplomate abvp....
20
MELISSA MCKENDRY MS, DVM DIPLOMATE ABVP
Transcript of MELISSA MCKENDRY MS, DVM DIPLOMATE ABVP Presentations/25 - Vector-borne... · diplomate abvp....
HEART WORM RESISTANCE
• First suspected in the Mississippi River Valley
• This is isolates of heartworms which receive routine prophylaxis
• Increased use of drug does not increase resistance
EHRLICHIA
• Several different species of gram negative obligate intracellular bacteria
• Affects many different types of cells: platelets, RBC’s, monocytes
• Transmitted by multiple tick vectors
• May go undetected or result in severe clinical signs
EHRLICHIA
• Ehrlichia canis most common in dogs
• Ehrlichia chaffeensis and E. Ewingi affect humans and dogs
Several different species
Transmitted by the Brown dog tick
Clinical signs include fever, anorexia, enlarged lymphnodes, bleeding disorders.
Some dogs are subclinical carriers