TIPS

6 Points you need to know

Before Testing for Anaplasma Platys

* Anaplasma platys (previously named Ehrlitchia platys) is the etiologic agent of Canine 

Infectious Cyclic Thrombocytopenia in tropical and warm regions of the world.
* The Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus) and Dermacentor spp. of ticks are the most sus
pected vectors of transmission.
* Following tick transmission, dogs can remain sub-clinically infected and chronically
harbor the bacteria for months without showing symptoms of disease
* A. platys are the only rickettsia known to infect platelets.

Anaplasma platys geographics distribution

High occurrence
( > 6 endemic diseases) * CVBD Companion Vector- Borne Diseases - https://cvbd.elanco.com/cvbd-maps

Blood smear limitations Testing indications

Blood smear evaluation Thrombocytopenia
is an unreliable method
for the diagnosis of A Dogs which have been
platys due to cyclic exposed to ticks
parasitemia and artifacts ?
similar to inclusion
bodies.

Recommendations

Accuracy It is recommended to
test for additional canine
Commercial in-house rapid vector-borne pathogens
serologic tests are since co-infections are
subject to cross reactivity common. This state may
between A. platys and A. exacerbate the disease
phagocytophilum. severity and alter
Accurate species the clinical presentation
identification can only resulting in a complicated
be achieved with PCR diagnosis, treatment and
assays. prognosis.

Serology Vs PCR PCRun Kit

PCRun® detection kit is a
Infected dogs might
sensitive tool for accurate
display a negative
diagnosis of acute A. platys
serologic results early in
infection in dogs, as early
the course of the disease,
as 4-10 days post infection
when PCR assay is expected
and in later cyclic
to be positive.
parasitemic stages.

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