Abstract
Abstract In September 2018, a four-month-old dog with fever and petechial bleeding came to the internal clinic at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Belgrade. On hematology analysis, thrombocytopenia and mild anemia were observed. Examination of the blood smear revealed platelet inclusions. The commercial serology test was positive for Anaplasma spp. The dog was treated with doxycycline for 14 days, and after 48 hours from the beginning of the treatment, the symptoms subsided. PCR analysis and sequencing confirmed infection with A. platys.
Highlights
Case reportActa Veterinaria-Beograd 2021, 71 (1), 107-112 UDK: 636.7.09:[616.98:579.881(497.11)”2018”
Anaplasma (A.) platys is a causative agent of cyclic canine thrombocytopenia
It is considered that the vector is Rhipicephalus sanguineus, A. platys DNA has been found in other tick species without the proof of possible transmission
Summary
Acta Veterinaria-Beograd 2021, 71 (1), 107-112 UDK: 636.7.09:[616.98:579.881(497.11)”2018”. ILIĆ BOŽOVIĆ Anja, RADAKOVIĆ Milena, SPARIOSU Kristina, TYRRELL Phyllis, CHANDRASHEKAR Ramaswamy, MIŠIĆ Dušan1,3*, KOVAČEVIĆ FILIPOVIĆ Milica. In September 2018, a four-month-old dog with fever and petechial bleeding came to the internal clinic at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Belgrade. Examination of the blood smear revealed platelet inclusions. The commercial serology test was positive for Anaplasma spp. The dog was treated with doxycycline for 14 days, and after 48 hours from the beginning of the treatment, the symptoms subsided. PCR analysis and sequencing confirmed infection with A. platys. Keywords Anaplasma platys, dog, Serbia, PCR, serology
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