Saturday, 17 July 2021

PRO/AH/EDR> Ehrlichiosis - Australia (03): (NT) ticks, dog

Pests -- Australia
Key points:
Ehrlichiosis was 1st detected in Australia last year in May [2020]
Experts say the disease is now "endemic" across the Northern Territory
They say preventing ticks is the best way to protect dogs
Patricia Powell's Staffordshire-cross, Leo, came close to death earlier this year -- and it isn't out of the woods yet. The 2-year-old dog became lethargic, thin and listless, deteriorating to the point that it was admitted to a pet hospital for a week for a blood transfusion. "I was

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8526399&promed&0

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