Sessiz Tehdit: Türkiye'deki Sokak Köpeklerinde Subklinik Canine Monositik Ehrlichiosis

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Sessiz Tehdit: Türkiye'deki Sokak Köpeklerinde Subklinik Canine Monositik Ehrlichiosis

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Canine monositik ehrlichiosis köpeklerin dünya çapında karşılaşılan önemli bir bulaşıcı hastalığı olarak kabul edilmektedir. Trombositopeni, lökopeni ve normositik, normokromik anemi en önemli laboratuvar bulgularıdır. Bu çalışmada Ayvalık, Burhaniye, Dikili, Edremit, Bergama bölgelerindeki sokak köpeği popülasyonundan rastgele seçilen 160 sokak köpeğinde Ehrlichia canis’in varlığını belirlemek için IFA testi uygulandı. IFA köpeklerde anti - E. canis antikorlarının tespiti ve titrasyonunda kullanılan bir serolojik test metodudur. Tüm köpekler klinik olarak sağlıklıydı. Köpeklerin 111’inin (% 69,4) seropozitif oldukları; seropozitiflik oranının erkek köpeklerde % 69.9 (65/93) ve dişilerde % 68.7 (46/67) olduğu belirlenmiştir. Trombositopeni (

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• Ehrlichia canis, Köpek, IFA, Trombositopeni, Türkiye

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