ANALYSIS OF HEALTH INDICATORS FOR ERLICHIOSIS AND ANAPLASMOSIS FROM RAPID ELISA SEROLOGY AT THE VETERINARY CLINIC

The climate of Brazil is predominantly tropical, which favors the high prevalence and incidence of hemoparasitosis such as Erliquiosis and Anaplasmosis. transmitted by ticks, especially the brown tick of the species Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Thus, considering the seasonality, the Uberlândia region favors the development of ectoparasites, especially the "brown" tick of the species Rhipicephalus sanguineus, the agent that transmits these diseases. The present article aimed to investigate the prevalence, incidence, morbidity, lethality and mortality caused by Erliquiosis and Anaplasmosis of cases seen in a veterinary clinic in Uberlândia, in the period between May 09 and October 23, 2021. Hemoparasitosis was confirmed in 46.87% of the suspected animals, and Ehrlichia canis was identified in 12 animals (80%), with a prevalence of 2.29%. Anaplasma platys was identified as the pathogen responsible for the disease in 3 animals (20%), with a prevalence of 0.76%. There was no evidence of high mortality rate in positive animals, which may be related to the early diagnosis of the disease. It was possible to conclude that the hemoparasitoses Erliquiosis and Anaplasmosis are diseases that are becoming more prevalent in the clinical routine.