Common and atypical presentations of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in equids with emphasis on neurologic and muscle disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comprehensive descriptions of equids with granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA) with neurologic or muscle disease and other atypical presentations are scarce in the literature.

Objective

Describe the clinical signs, laboratory findings, treatment, and outcome of equids with EGA with emphasis on neurologic and muscle disease.

Animals

Thirty-eight horses, 1 donkey.

Methods

Retrospective study. Equids with EGA were included. The electronic data base was searched from January 2000 to December 2022 using the words anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, granulocytic, and rickettsia. Signalment and clinical data were reviewed. Data were evaluated for normality using Shapiro-Wilk test. Parametric and nonparametric statistics were used for normally and non-normally distribute

SUBMITTER: Aleman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10800209 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature