Anaplasmose granulocítica equina - relato de caso

Abstract

Recent studies indentified in the state of Minas Gerais high prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, gram-positive, obligatory intracellular bacteria which parasites granulocytic cells in horses. In Brazil believes that the disease is underdiagnosed for having inespecifics clinic signs and similarities to anothers diseases more common that afect the hematopoietic system, like Babesiosis and Theileriosis, which leads to few reports of the disease in the country. The objective of this study is to carry out a case report on an equine, sent to the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Uberlândia by the Municipal Secretary of Agriculture with signs compatible with Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection, describing the clinical signs, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and clinical evolution.