Ehrlichiosis

Ehrlichiosis, a Silent and Deadly Killer  Foreword by Ibulaimu Kakoma, DVM, PhD.  Bob Wilson and Jan Hendrick's webpage is a must read, especially for veterinarians, to whom a section of the site is specifically addressed.

Tick-Borne Ehrlichiae and Rickettsiae of Dogs - IVIS

Hemotropic Diseases of the Dog, Cat and Horse: Ehrlichiosis and babesiosis.

Ehrlichia canis in Dogs

Ocular Histopathology of Ehrlichial Infections in the Dog

Ocular manifestations of natural canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia canis): a retrospective study of 90 cases. 

Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis - An Overview:  

Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis: a retrospective study of 100 cases 

Chronic Canine Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia canis): a Retrospective Study of 19 Natural Cases 

Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis: A slide lecture based on information from Recent Advances in Canine Infectious Diseases 2000. (Ivis)

Granulocytic ehrlichiosis in dogs from North Carolina and Virginia 

Infectious Diseases of Cats and Dogs

The Use of Recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor and Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in the Treatment of Severe Pancytopenia Due to Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis

Canine erhlichiosis

Hepatozoon Canis (americanum)

Jasper's Canine Tick-Borne Information Page includes a detailed record of the treatment and cure of chronic Neorickettsia risticii in a dog.

EhrlichiosisAntech Diagnostics

Ehrlichiosis: Ohio State            

Study Case: Canine Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis with Joint Infection - UGA

B-cell lymphoma in a dog with erhlichiosis and systemic histoplasmosis 

Ticks, flukes, and genomics

 

Babesiosis 

Babesiosis

Concurrent ehrlichiosis and babesiosis in a dog

Babesia Infection in Dogs

Babesia in Dogs - babesiosis

Blood, Bull Terriers and Babesiosis, a Review of Canine Babesiosis:  WSAVA 2007

Babesiosis in Dogs and Cats:  WSAVA 2003

Imizol product label Schering-Plough

NADA 141-071FDA information summary on imidocarb dipropionate (Imizol)

 

Lyme disease

Status of Borrelia burgdorferi Infection after Antibiotic Treatment and the Effects of Corticosteroids: An Experimental Study  IVIS: registration required.

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology: Dogs Vaccinated with Common Lyme Disease Vaccines Do Not Respond to IR6, the Conserved Immunodominant Region of the VlsE Surface Protein of Borrelia burgdorferi

 

IMHA - Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia - Thrombocytopenia/Pancytopenia

Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Nuna's AIHA, IMHA and ITP Links

Clinical manifestations of infectious canine cyclic thrombocytopenia  

 

Testing

Testing for TBD

Understanding Blood Tests

The Blood Chemistry Panel

How to Read Laboratory Tests

Understanding Blood Work

Liver Function Testshuman, but very useful in explaining tests for liver function

 

Ticks

The Australian Paralysis Tick: archived at Pandora, the Web Archive of Australia's National Library.  From a site originally created by Dr. Norbert Fischer, DVM, this is an excellent flash animation of an Ixodid tick feeding.

Tick Bite-ology: U. of Rhode Island  Pathogen transmission made simple.

Tick BiologyUC Davis

How to Identify Different Ticks 

Tick Biology: Cornell

Ticks and Tick-transmitted Diseases: Oklahoma State

Borislav Dopudja's inquiring mind led him to take a look at the male and female ticks he pulled off his own dog.  Here's his very interesting report on what he found.

General Veterinary References

 

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