Difference between revisions of "Ehrlichia equi"
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Revision as of 10:57, 25 June 2010
Equine granulocytic ehrlichiosis
- Caused by E. equi
- Clinical signs: fever, depression, ataxia, limb oedema, icterus and petechial haemorrhages
- Low mortality
- Diagnosis: presence of morulae in neutrophils during early disease; seroconversion; leukopenia
- Treatment: tetracyclines