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A biosecurity alert has been issued for a tick-borne disease that can be fatal to dogs if not treated quickly.
The Agriculture and Fisheries Department alert stated canine ehrlichiosis, or
E. canis., was detected in dogs brought into Queensland from the Northern Territory.
“To date, no dogs of Queensland origin have tested positive for E. canis,” the alert stated.
It said the brown dog tick was the primary carrier of the bacterial infection also known as canine typhis.
It attacks the immune cells causing symptoms including lethargy, anorexia, bleeding disorders, fever, eye and neurological abnormalities and potentially death.