Tick acquisition of Ehrlichia canis from dogs treated with doxycycline hyclate
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2007-09Author
Schaefer, John J.
Needham, Glen R.
Bremer, William G.
Rikihisa, Yasuko
Ewing, S. A.
Stich, R. W.
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Doxycycline generally alleviates clinical monocytic ehrlichiosis, but its efficacy in the control of monocytotropic ehrlichial pathogens requires further investigation. In this study, Ehrlichia canis was detected in dogs treated with doxycycline for 14 days and in ticks fed on these dogs, suggesting that treated dogs can remain reservoirs for E. canis.
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Schaefer, J. J., Needham, G. R., Bremer, W. G., Rikihisa, Y., Ewing, S. A., & Stich, R. W. (2007). Tick acquisition of Ehrlichia canis from dogs treated with doxycycline hyclate. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 51(9), 3394-3396. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00358-07