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<p>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 <italic>Anaplasma</italic> 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 <italic>A. platys</italic>.</p>
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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.

First Confirmed Clinical Case of <italic>Anaplasma platys</italic> in a Dog in Serbia

Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science

Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Acta Veterinaria

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First Confirmed Clinical Case of  in a Dog in Serbia

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...

First Confirmed Clinical Case of Anaplasma platys in a Dog in Serbia

Published Online: Mar 22, 2021

Page range: 107 - 112

Received: Nov 04, 2020

Accepted: Feb 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2021-0008

Keywords
dog, Serbia, PCR, serology

© 2021 Ilić Božović Anja et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

First Confirmed Clinical Case of Anaplasma platys in a Dog in Serbia

Published Online: Mar 22, 2021

Page range: 107 - 112

Received: Nov 04, 2020

Accepted: Feb 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2021-0008

Keywordsdog, Serbia, PCR, serology

© 2021 Ilić Božović Anja et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
dog, Serbia, PCR, serology