Nairobi Bleeding Disease (Ehrlichiosis ) in Dogs and Cats
What is Nairobi Bleeding Disease (Ehrlichiosis)? Nairobi Bleeding Disease (Ehrlichiosis) is a tick-borne infectious disease of dogs. The organism responsible for this disease is a rickettsial organism (Ehrlichia canis), usually carried by the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineous). Rickettsial organisms are specialized type of bacteria that live only inside other cells. The disease seems to be particularly severe in German Shepherd Dogs and Doberman Pinschers. How is a d