Identification of Ehrlichia canis in East Africa.

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1976
Author
Kaminjolo, JS Jr.
Nyindo, MBA
Sayer, PD
Rurangirwa, F
Johnson, LW
Hird, SF
Rosenbaum, E
Maxie, LLS
Ogaa, JS
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Article; en
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en
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Abstract
The organism was identified in a dog in Kenya. Transmission studies to two dogs resulted in signs of ehrlichiosis including thrombocytopenia, pyrexia, reduction in packed cell volume, and presence of E. canis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
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http://hdl.handle.net/11295/86889
Citation
Veterinary Record 1976 Vol. 99 No. 22 pp. 434-435
Publisher
University of Nairobi
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