Lappin Material

Question 1

Mycoplasma haemofelis
Candidatus M. haemominutum
Candidatus M. turicensis
HOST
ARTHROPOD
DIAGNOSTIC
TREATMENT

Answer 1

host: felines
arthropod: fleas
diagnostics: PCR > cytology due to 50% false positive, NO culture
treatment: doxy or quinolones

Question 2

Mycoplasma haemocanis
Candidatus M. haematoparvum
HOST
ARTHROPOD
DIAGNOSTIC
TREATMENT

Answer 2

host: canines
arthropod: Rhipicephalus sanguineus (brown dog tick)
diagnostics: PCR > cytology due to 50% false positive, NO culture
treatment: doxy or quinolones

Question 3

Anaplasma platys
HOST
ARTHROPOD
DIAGNOSTIC
TREATMENT

Answer 3

host: canines
arthropod: Rhipicephalus sanguineus (brown dog tick)
diagnostics: PCR
treatment: doxy

Question 4

Anaplasma phagocytophilum
HOST
ARTHROPOD
DIAGNOSTIC
TREATMENT

Answer 4

host: canines/felines
arthropod: Ixodes scapularis
diagnostics: PCR, serology, morula detection
treatment: doxy

Question 5

Ehlricia canis
HOST
ARTHROPOD
DIAGNOSTIC
TREATMENT

Answer 5

host: canines
arthropod: Rhipicephalus sanguinea (brown dog tick)
diagnostics: PCR, Ab detection via IFA, ELISA, service labs; morula detection (rare)
treatment: doxy & imidocarb diproprionate

Question 6

Rickettsia rickettsii
Pathogenesis
ARTHROPOD
CLINICAL SIGN
DIAGNOSTIC
TREATMENT

Answer 6

Pathogenesis: replicates in endothelial cells resuling in severe vasculitis
arthropod: Dermacenter tick
Clincial Sign: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Diagnostic: clinical signs, antibody detection with test or titer, PCR usually -
Treatment: doxy or quinolones

Question 7

Borrelial burgdorferi
HOST
ARTHROPOD
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSTIC
TREATMENT

Answer 7

host: canines
arthropod: Ixodes scapularis
clinical signs: Lyme Disease - glomerulonephritis
diagnostics: NO PCR due to SQ replication, serology
treatment: doxy & amoxicillin/beta lactams

Question 8

Bartonella spp.
gram - or +
intracellular?
culture growth

Answer 8

gram - coccobaccillus or curved rod
intracellular
fastidious ~45 days

Question 9

Bartonella henselae, clarridgeaie, koehlerae, quintana
HOST
ARTHROPOD
DIAGNOSTIC
TREATMENT

Answer 9

host: felines/canines
arthropod: Ctenocephalides felis
diagnostics: clinical signs, serology, cutlure, PCR
treatment:
cats - doxy or quinolones
dogs - doxy and quinolones