Investigation of bacterial involvement in canine CRGV cases

Canine cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV and sometimes known as 'Alabama rot') in the UK first appeared in 2012, with 4 cases presenting to a Anderson Moores from practices around the New Forest, Hampshire with acute kidney injury (AKI) and skin lesions. The numbers of cases and geographical distribution of the disease have in the main increased year on year, with 190 cases now reported. The disease is normally characterised by the initial appearance of skin lesions on the limbs +/- face and body. Some dogs then go on to develop acute deterioration of kidney function and death. On post mortem blood vessels are seen to be blocked by thrombi (clots). The cause of the diseas…

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