Anaplasmose beim Hund – Infektion häufig, Krankheit selten

Anaplasma-phagocytophilum-Infektionen sind in Deutschland endemisch. Viele Hunde sind mit Anaplasmen infiziert, entwickeln aber keine klinischen Symptome. Gerade in letzter Zeit gibt es immer mehr Fallberichte von nachgewiesener klinisch manifester Anaplasmose. Bei rechtzeitiger Diagnosestellung ist die Behandlung unproblematisch.

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