A recent post asked about ehrlichia and although I cannot help with ideas for treatment etc I though the List might be interested to hear that apparently a case has been diagnosed here in South Africa in a lady who works her Goldens. She was hospitalised with an unknown diagnosis and little was achieved in finding out what was wrong. She complained of feeling "like my dog with biliary" (tick bite fever) and one her friends who is a Vet Nurse said her symptoms sounded like ehrlichia.
A test was sent from the States and confirmed the diagnosis and she was treated with a fairly low-key antibiotic which has done the trick. This is the first case recorded in humans here. I have seen it over the years in a couple of my dogs who recovered without any problems after treatment by the vet. Marion Brown Teversal Bernese Mountain Dogs South Africa Dogs Never Lie About Love (Jeffrey Masson)
