trūRapid Ehrlichia
Product description
trūRapid Ehrlichia: rapid test for detection of Ehrlichia canis, chaffeensis, and ewingii antibodies
trūRapid Ehrlichia is a rapid test for detection of Ehrlichia canis, chaffeensis, and ewingii antibodies in canine serum, plasma, or anticoagulated whole blood.
Ehrlichiosis is the general name used to describe diseases caused by the bacteria Ehrlichia canis, chaffeensis, and ewingii and transmitted by ticks. The infection leads to multisystemic disease in dogs characterized by acute disease with unspecific signs, coagulation disorders, and ophthalmological lesions. The subclinical disease is common with minimal clinical illness and thrombocytopenia. Some patients develop chronic disease which often resembles a similar clinical disease to the acute phase. Antibodies against Ehrlichia canis start to develop within 6-28 days post-infection and should be interpreted together with the clinical picture. Detection of antibodies present is rapidly performed using the trūRapid Ehrlichia. Diagnosis of canine ehrlichiosis in dogs is based on clinical signs, the area the dog lives, hematology, cytology, serology and isolation.
