Sentences with phrase «anaplasma exposure»

It is important that owners understand that there is no known benefit to medicating the asymptomatic dog for Anaplasma exposure.

Not exact matches

And this test is amazing because it determines exposure to Ehrlichia canis or Ehrlichia ewingii and Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma platys as well as Lyme disease — not all tick diseases but important ones.

Certainly a positive Ehrlichia patient reveals tick exposure and veterinarians should be sure dog owners understand the possibility of comorbidity i.e. that other tick transmitted organisms Borrelia (Lyme), Babesia, Anaplasma, Bartonella, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever associated bacteria may also have infected their pets as many of the ticks that transmit Ehrlichia also carry and transmit these organisms.

Certainly a positive Anaplasma patient reveals tick exposure and veterinarians should be sure dog owners understand the possibility of comorbidity i.e. that other tick transmitted organisms Borrelia (Lyme), Babesia, Ehrlichia, Bartonella, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever associated bacteria may also have infected their pets as many of the ticks that transmit Anaplasma also carry and transmit these organisms.

Also for dogs, there's the IDEXX 4DX Snap test, which tests for Lyme exposure (in clinically and sub-clinically infected dogs), exposure to Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma platys (tick diseases), detection of antibodies to Ehrlichia canis or Ehrlichia ewingii (more tick disease), and canine heartworm (spread by mosquitoes).

Lastly, the heartworm test also screens for exposure to tick - related diseases such as Lyme, Anaplasma, and Ehrlichia, all of which are present in Richmond.

The SNAP ® 4Dx ® Plus Test identifies exposure to five tick - borne pathogens: Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia ewingii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Anaplasma platys, and infection with Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm), spread by mosquitoes.