Kaminjolo J S, Nyindo M B, Sayer P D, Rurangirwa F, Johnson L W, Hird S F, Rosenbaum E, Maxie L L, Ogaa J S
Vet Rec. 1976 Nov 27;99(22):434-5. doi: 10.1136/vr.99.22.434.
Ehrlichia canis, the causative agent of canine ehrlichiosis or tropical canine pancytopaenia (TCP) has been identified in Kenya. Transmission studies to two dogs resulted in signs of ehrlichiosis including marked thrombocytopaenia, pyrexia, reduction in the packed cell volume and the presence of E canis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
犬埃立克体,即犬埃立克体病或热带犬全血细胞减少症(TCP)的病原体,已在肯尼亚被发现。对两只狗进行的传播研究导致出现了埃立克体病的症状,包括明显的血小板减少、发热、红细胞压积降低以及外周血单核细胞中存在犬埃立克体。