Canine tick‐borne pathogens and associated risk factors in dogs presenting with and without clinical signs consistent with tick‐borne diseases in northern<scp>A</scp>ustralia

Abstract

Haemotropic mycoplasmas were the most common tick-borne pathogen infecting client-owned dogs. Subclinical cases were common in dogs from the NT. Veterinary practitioners should be aware of the proportion of CTBD pathogens and the presenting features of clinical and subclinical disease in their area.