Price J E, Karstad L H
J Wildl Dis. 1980 Oct;16(4):469-73. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-16.4.469.
Using a modified cell culture test, Ehrlichia canis was found in eight of 15 free-living jackals (Canis mesomelas) and 14 of 31 dogs owned by pastoral communities in the same areas of Kenya. Two cross-bred puppies inoculated with blood from infected jackals developed mild, transient clinical disease, and E. canis was recovered from the puppies. Tick species found on the jackals were similar to those found on the infected dogs. Ehrlichia canis was not found in eight spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) from these areas.
通过改良的细胞培养试验，在肯尼亚同一地区15只自由生活的胡狼（黑背胡狼）中有8只检测到犬埃立克体，在同一地区牧民社区饲养的31只狗中有14只检测到犬埃立克体。两只接种了感染胡狼血液的杂交幼犬出现了轻微的、短暂的临床疾病，并且从幼犬体内分离出了犬埃立克体。在胡狼身上发现的蜱种与在受感染犬只身上发现的蜱种相似。在这些地区的8只斑鬣狗（斑鬣狗）中未检测到犬埃立克体。
