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===Tick-borne fever===
*Caused by ''E. phagocytophila'' which has now been renamed as ''Anaplasma phagocytophilum''
*Affects ruminants in Europe
*The tick ''Ixodes ricinis'' is the main vector
*Animals remain carriers for up to 2 years, but are immune to reinfection
*Clinical signs
**Incubation period of 2 weeks; recovery in 2 weeks
**Fever, anorexia, reduced growth rates in young animals
**Reduced milk production, abortion, still birth
**Leukopenia and thrombocytopenia
**Causes immunosuppression in young lambs causing susceptibility to tick pyaemia and louping ill
*Diagnosis
**Intracytoplasmic morulae in [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] of Giemsa-stained blood smears during acute phase
**Seroconversion detected by immunofluorescence
*Treatment and control
**Oxtetracycline
**Tick control
**Prophylactic tetracyclines for lambs during first few weeks of life
==Literature Search==
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[http://www.cabi.org/cabdirect/FullTextPDF/2009/20093115234.pdf ''' Tick-borne disease testing: canine erhlichiosis and anaplasmosis.''' Alleman, R.; The North American Veterinary Conference, Gainesville, USA, Small animal and exotics. Proceedings of the North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, 17-21 January, 2009, 2009, pp 629-631 - '''Full Text Article''']
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