ACVIM Consensus statement on Lyme disease and its relevance to Canada

Présenté par Andrew S. Peregrine, B. Sc. V., Ph. D., D.M.V., Dipl. EVPC, Dipl. ACVM

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1. An Ontario dog has tested seropositive for Ehrlichia but has never travelled outside the province. The dog is therefore most likely infected with: *
2. The clinical incubation period for Lyme disease in dogs is typically: *
3. According to the ACVIM consensus statement, the magnitude of the Quant C6 titre is predictive of illness. *
4. In order for Ixodes scapularis to transmit Borrelia burgdorferi, the tick needs to feed on a dog for at least: *
5. For dogs that live in or near an area endemic for I. scapularis, a B. burgdorferi antibody test should be carried out: *
6. Dogs with clinical Lyme disease that are intolerant of tetracyclines should be treated with cefovecin. *
7. Vaccination of dogs for B. burgdorferi is more important than tick prevention for minimizing the risk of Lyme disease. *
8. Lyme vaccines should not be administered to dogs that are proteinuric. *
9. A healthy (non-clinical, non-proteinuric) dog has tested seropositive for B. burgdorferi. According to the ACVIM consensus statement, the recommended next step for managing the dog is: *
10. A dog in southern Ontario has tested positive for antibodies to Anaplasma. The dog should be treated with doxycycline if it: *