Tick-borne disease -- Australia
An exotic tick-borne disease, never seen before in Australian canines, has been found in a small number of sick dogs tested in Western Australia's far north Kimberley.
Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial illness transmitted by ticks, particularly common in tropical and sub-tropical regions, but this is the 1st time it has been confirmed in dogs that haven't been imported from another country.
The affected dogs, in Halls Creek and Kununurra, have been treated by a private veterinarian in the
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7424600&promed&0
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