Magnarelli L A, Litwin H J, Holland C J, Anderson J F, Ristic M
Department of Entomology, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven 06504.
J Clin Microbiol. 1990 Feb;28(2):366-7. doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.2.366-367.1990.
The first case of canine ehrlichiosis in Connecticut is reported. A female Brittany spaniel from Milford presented with lethargy, anorexia, fever, petechiae, splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, anemia, elevated serum alkaline phosphatase, lymphopenia, and hypoalbuminemia. Serologic analysis revealed antibodies to Ehrlichia canis (titer, 1:2,560). This documents a more northern geographic distribution in the United States for this infectious agent than had previously been suspected.
康涅狄格州报告了首例犬埃立克体病病例。一只来自米尔福德的雌性布列塔尼猎犬出现嗜睡、厌食、发热、瘀点、脾肿大、血小板减少、贫血、血清碱性磷酸酶升高、淋巴细胞减少和低白蛋白血症。血清学分析显示存在犬埃立克体抗体(滴度为1:2560)。这证明了这种传染源在美国的地理分布比之前怀疑的更靠北。