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Vets warn dog owners as Canine Ehrlichiosis spreads across northern Australia
ABC News reports that the potentially deadly tick-borne disease that attacks a dog's immune system is now "endemic" across northern Australia!
The rapid spread of Canine Ehrlichiosis since it was first detected in Australia in 2020 "has left a lot of destruction in its wake", veterinarian Liisa Ahlstrom said.
Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial disease transmitted quickly when an infected brown dog tick bites a dog.
"It's endemic, which means we're never getting rid of it," Dr Ahlstrom said. "A lot of dogs have died from this disease … it's well and truly established across northern Australia."
Image: A dog receives a blood transfusion after an ehrlichiosis diagnosis. (Supplied Elanco Animal Health)
Vets are urging dog owners and those travelling through northern Australia to take preventative action.
The disease presents in three phases, and Dr Ahlstrom said in the first stage symptoms could appear around two weeks after infection.
To read more about the disease in the ABC News article and how to take preventative measures with your dog, please click here.
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