2015 ACVIM Forum Research Abstract Program

DIROFILARIA IMMITIS ANTIGEN AND EHRLICHIA CANIS ANTIBODIES USING SAMPLES FROM HIGH AND LOW RISK REGIONS. Michael Lappin 1 , Rebecca Ruch Gallie 1 , Emily Bryan 1 , Camille Lehman 2 , Laurie Droke 2 , Scott Moroff 3 . 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA, 2 San Pedro Animal Hospital, San Pedro, Belize, 3 Antech Diagnostics, Lake Success, NY, USA Dirofilaria immitis and Ehrlichia canis are important vector borne diseases in dogs. A number of assays are available to detect D. immitis antigen and E. canis antibodies in canine samples. Because different reagents and methods are used in different assays, results can be discordant. The purpose of this study was to compare the results of 2 commercially available assays using samples from dogs in low and high risk areas for the target organisms.