Diagnosis & Treatment of Tick-Borne Diseases in Dogs & Cats

Jennifer E. Thomas, DVM, DACVD, Oklahoma State University

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Special thanks to Mason Reichard, MS, PhD, for his contributions to this quiz.


Tick-borne diseases are challenging to diagnose and treat despite advances in diagnostic tests and availability of acaricides. Ticks (eg, Amblyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis, Ixodes scapularis) and tick-borne diseases may be identified in new geographic locations as a result of dogs and cats traveling with their owners, expanding the geographic range of ticks.