Dogs get ehrlichiosis from the brown dog tick, which passes an ehrlichia organism into the bloodstream when it bites. It is also possible for dogs to become infected through a blood transfusion from an infected dog. [1] There are three stages of ehrlichiosis, each varying in severity. The acute stage, occurring several weeks after infection [...]
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Ehrlichiosis, Signs and symptoms and Overview
January 11th, 2011 
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December 20th, 2010 pet-admin Ehrlichiosis known as canine rickettsiosis, canine hemorrhagic fever, canine typhus, tracker dog disease, and tropical canine pancytopenia is a tick-borne disease of dogs usually caused by the organism Ehrlichia canis, or less commonly Ehrlichia chaffenesis and E. equii. German Shepherd dogs are thought to be particularly affected by the disease, but cats and humans can [...]
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November 22nd, 2010 pet-admin Ehrlichiosis is caused by the rickettsial organism Ehrlichia canis. Other examples of rickettsial organisms are Riskettsia rickettsi, which causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Ehrlichia risticii, which causes Potomac Fever in horses. These organisms tend to be carried by ticks and other insect vectors, in some cases. For ehrlichiosis, the most common vector is the [...]
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