| diagnosis of ehrlichia ewingii infection by pcr in a puppy from ohio. | an 8-week-old, male, german shepherd-cross puppy found in southeastern ohio was presented to the ohio state university veterinary teaching hospital for evaluation of lameness and lethargy. fever and joint effusion involving multiple joints were identified on physical examination. results of a cbc included mild anemia, mature neutrophilia, monocytosis, and hyperglobulinemia. rickettsial morulae were identified within neutrophils in joint fluid and peripheral blood. both initial and convalescent s ... | 2009 | 19351337 |