Antibodies to Ehrlichia equi in dogs from the northeastern United States.
Magnarelli L, IJdo J, Anderson J, Madigan J, Dumler J, Fikrig E. Antibodies to Ehrlichia equi in dogs from the northeastern United States. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1997, 211: 1134-7. PMID: 9364226, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1997.211.09.1134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE equiIndirect fluorescent antibodyWestern blot analysisSerologic testing methodsFluorescent antibodyBlot analysisTick-infested areasSeropositive dogsIll dogsMarked leukopeniaNormal dogsSubclinical infectionSerologic analysisEtiologic agentLaboratory diagnosisEnd pointGranulocytic ehrlichiosisEhrlichia equiDogsAntibodiesHuman isolatesBorrelia burgdorferiDog serumMultiple pathogensEhrlichiosis