Brown Ticks transmitting Ehrlichiosis in Dogs

You might have heard about a tick-borne disease in dogs called Ehrlichiosis, and apart from being a difficult word to pronounce – we wanted to explain a bit more about this disease and how you can best protect your pet.

Ehrlichiosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Ehrlichia canis, which is transmitted by the brown dog tick – Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Dogs can potentially become infected with the disease when they are bitten by one of these brown dog ticks that is carrying Ehrlichia canis.