Tick-borne disease -- Australia
Animal health authorities believe botched testing of imported pet dogs could be behind the recently discovered outbreak of an exotic and potentially deadly dog disease in northern Australia.
The tick-borne disease ehrlichiosis was first detected in Australia in May [2020] in Western Australia's Kimberley region, sparking an investigation into how it got to Australia.
Australia's chief veterinary officer, Dr Mark Schipp, said ehrlichiosis had likely circulated undetected in northern
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7564789&promed&0
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