Prevalence of thrombocytopenia in canine with clinical signs of ehrlichiosis in Poza Rica, Veracruz

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of thrombocytopenia in dogs with clinical signs of canine Ehrlichiosis in the city of Poza Rica, Veracruz. It was used 32 blood samples from dogs with clinical signs compatible with canine ehrlichiosis. A platelet count by hematic biometry and the Uranotest Quattro test based on the immunochromatographic technique were used. To analyze the data, the Chi-square test of the statistical software SPSS 20 Windows was used