Vector-borne disease: Ehrlichia spp. infection

Vector-borne disease: Ehrlichia spp. infection Canine Ehrlichiosis   Andy Pachikerl, Ph.D   Introduction Ehrlichiosis is a disease of dogs, humans, livestock, and wildlife that is widely distributed around the world and is transmitted by tick vectors. The pathogen of the disease, Ehrlichia, was renamed and classified in 2001 according to the bacterial 16S RNA and […]

Case study: Canine non‐epitheliotropic CD4‐positive cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma: a case report

Case study: Canine non‐epitheliotropic CD4‐positive cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma: a case report   Robert Lo, Ph.D, D.V.M   A 5‐year‐old, spayed female French Bulldog presented with multiple papules on the skin of the scapular area. Histopathological examination of skin biopsy specimens showed proliferated small lymphoid cells in the superficial dermis and in the area around the […]