Clinical management of a Labrador retriever dog concurrently infected with Leptospira interrogans, Babesia gibsoni and Dirofilaria repens

Ajith, Y.; Nithya, Chacko; Saseendran, Arathy; Jeny, George; Meera, K.; Shemeema, A.; Siji, S. Raj; Junaid, N.; Tresamol, P. V.

doi:10.1007/s00580-016-2325-y

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“…Blood was collected from jugular vein in sterile vials containing EDTA and clot activator for haematological and biochemical analysis, respectively. Haemoglobinuria was evident on urinalysis and was differentiated from hematuria by using a centrifugation method ( Fairley and Birch, 1982 , Ajith et al, 2016 ). Fecal samples were examined by the concentration method and found to be negative for any parasitic ova and oocysts ( Truant, Elliott, Kelly, & Smith, 1981 ).…”

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Case report on babesiosis associated pre-hepatic jaundice in a malabari goat

Ajith¹,

Rajeswari²,

Siji

et al. 2017

Veterinary and Animal Science

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Pre-hepatic jaundice associated with babesiosis in a malabari goat and its successful management is described. The animal was presented with muco-purulent nasal discharge, dyspnoea, coughing, icteric sclera and oral mucosa, bloated abdomen, diarrhoea, hematochezia and coffee coloured urine. History of tick infestation was reported by the owner. Clinical examination revealed pyrexia, tachycardia, tachypnea, pre-scapular and pre-femoral lymphadenopathy and respiratory wheezes. Laboratory investigations revealed anaemia, neutrophilia, thrombocytopaenia, hypoproteinemia, hyperbilirubinemia and haemoglobinuria. On microscopic examination, small pyriform Babesia sp. (probably B. ovis ) could be detected in Giemsa stained peripheral blood smear. The animal had undergone babesicidal therapy using diminazene aceturate (3.5 mg/kg bodyweight deep IM, two doses at 48hr interval) and oxytetracycline (10 mg/kg body weight once daily for 5 days), and supportive therapy using NSAIDs, polyionic isotonic fluids, antihistamines, B complex vitamins, stomachic and iron supplements. The animal made an uneventful clinical recovery after two weeks.

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Case report on babesiosis associated pre-hepatic jaundice in a malabari goat

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Rajeswari²,

Siji

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Veterinary and Animal Science

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“…It has been experimentally established that purebred dogs suffer from the associated course of leptospirosis and babesiosis much more often than outbred ones, which is probably due to the strong immune response of non-pedigree animals, as well as the fact that owners keep purebred dogs more often. The severity of the disease also depends on many factors, including the immune status of the animal, its age, housing conditions and quality of feeding, the duration of the disease and the presence of comorbidities [4,15].…”

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“…In the associated course of leptospirosis and babesiosis, in addition to treatment, diagnosis is also difficult, because these diseases have similar symptoms and can mask each other. For example, relatively often leptospirosis in dogs is chronic, manifesting itself only in acute babesiosis [15,16].…”

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Monitoring of the Associated Course of Leptospirosis and Babesiosis in Dogs of the Sumy Region of Ukraine

Turchenko

2021

Eureka: HS

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Leptospirosis and babesiosis in dogs may be associated. These diseases often have similar symptoms and mask each other, or are asymptomatic, which complicates the diagnosis, significantly worsens the prognosis and reduces the survival of sick animals. Monitoring of the associated course of leptospirosis and babesiosis in dogs makes it possible to study the frequency of this parasitocenosis in dogs and the peculiarities of its course, which is the basis for improving the diagnosis and treatment of sick animals. The aim of the research. Monitor the associated course of leptospirosis and babesiosis in dogs. Methods. The research was conducted in the private veterinary clinic “Vetservice” in Sumy and in the serology department of the Sumy Regional State Laboratory of the Civil Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection. Blood samples were taken from dogs came for treatment to the “Vetservice” clinic. The diagnosis of babesiosis was established directly in the clinic by the results of erythrocyte microscopy in thin smears of peripheral blood of sick dogs stained by Giemsa. The diagnosis of leptospirosis was established in the serology department of the Sumy Regional State Laboratory based on the results of a study of the serum of sick dogs in the microagglutination reaction. The subjects of the study were clinically ill and suspected dogs with the associated course of leptospirosis and babesiosis, as well as blood samples from these animals. Babesium trophozoites were detected in erythrocytes under an immersion microscope, a magnification of ocular 10 x 90, and the presence of antibodies to leptospira was detected by the presence of agglutination of leptospira in microagglutination reaction. Results. In the study of the incidence of dogs associated with leptospirosis and babesiosis during 2014–2019, according to the clinic “Vetservice” found that the number of reported cases of associated leptospirosis and babesiosis annually varies from 9 to 28 cases. This parasitocenosis is registered all year round with peaks in spring and autumn, moderately in summer and rarely in winter. Purebred animals get sick several times more often than non pedigree ones. During the period from 2016 to 2019, the number of diseases in females and males was approximately the same. During the period from 2014 to 2015, males were more often ill. Conclusions. The prevalence of the associated course of leptospirosis and babesiosis in dogs of the Sumy region of Ukraine was determined with the determination of seasonal, breed and sexual dynamics of this parasitocenosis

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Diagnosis and treatment of canine leptospirosis due to serovar Bataviae—a case report

Sharun

Anjana

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Comp Clin Pathol

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Clinical management of a Labrador retriever dog concurrently infected with Leptospira interrogans, Babesia gibsoni and Dirofilaria repens

Cited by 4 publications

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Case report on babesiosis associated pre-hepatic jaundice in a malabari goat

Case report on babesiosis associated pre-hepatic jaundice in a malabari goat

Monitoring of the Associated Course of Leptospirosis and Babesiosis in Dogs of the Sumy Region of Ukraine

Diagnosis and treatment of canine leptospirosis due to serovar Bataviae—a case report

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