Demonstrating the presence of Ehrlichia canis DNA from different tissues of dogs with suspected subclinical ehrlichiosis.
Carlos A Rodríguez-AlarcónDiana M Beristain-RuizAngélica Olivares-MuñozAndrés Quezada-CasasolaFederico Pérez-CasioJesús A Álvarez-MartínezJane Tapia-AlanísJosé J Lira-AmayaRamón Rivera-BarrenoOrlando S Cera-HurtadoJosé A Ibancovichi-CamarilloLuis Soon-GómezJaime R Adame-GallegosJulio V Figueroa-MillánPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2020)
Our results show the prevalence of E. canis from tissues of dogs that were negative by blood PCR. Ehrlichia canis DNA in tissue was 30% lower in dogs that tested negative in PCR of blood samples compared to those that were positive. However, it must be taken into account that some dogs with negative results were positive for E. canis in other tissues.