Dr. Veronica Higgs explains, “Ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne (transmitted by tick bites) disease caused by infectious bacteria from the Ehrlichia genus.” Species of ehrlichia are numerous ...

Brown dog ticks are a cosmopolitan species, meaning they can be found ... it becomes a carrier of the Ehrlichia bacteria. The next time it bites a dog, the bacteria are transmitted into the ...

In the northeastern USA, some of the other infectious agents are Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia species and Ehrlichia species. This talk will describe our experiences on the processes used to ...