ESTUDO DA ERLIQUIOSE EM CANINOS EM DUAS CLÍNICAS VETERINÁRIAS NA CIDADE DE TEÓFILO OTONI

Abstract

Because we are in an endemic region for ehrlichiosis, it becomes a relevant disease, not only for animals, but also for humans, because of its vector. The most common species of ehrlichia in Brazil is E.canis, and although it does not have zoonotic characteristics, like other species of Ehrlichia (E. chaffeensis and E. ewingii), it is still of great importance because it is so widespread in the region, due to the environment and favorable climate, to the proliferation of its main vector in the region. In its acute phase, its symptoms are severe, and it can also become a chronic disease. This study aims to evaluate the incidence of canine ehrlichiosis in the city of Teófilo Otoni, based on the evaluation of 21 animals from two veterinary clinics in a period of three months. With the collected data, it is observed that most of the cases in which concomitant diseases were presented were diseases transmitted by ticks, and in which the animals in which they had more severe symptoms were German Shepherd dogs.