Abstract
Canine hepatozoonosis caused by H. canis is usually recognized as a mild clinical disease characterized by mild anaemia and lethargy. Complicated clinical manifestations of H. Canis infection have been occasionally observed in dogs. This clinical communication describes acute hepatozoonosis in five dogs characterized by neurological symptoms, ataxia or paresis, emaciation and anaemia.
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CASE PRESENTATIONCanine Hepatozoonosis is a tickborne disease caused by apicomplexan haemoprotozoan parasites of the Genus Hepatozoon
H.canis transmitted by the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus is reported in Asian countries whereas H. amaricanum transmitted by Amblyomma maculatum is limited to Southern United States
A number of nonspecific haematological and haemochemical changes including non-regenerative anaemia, thrombocytopenia, neutrophilia, hyperproteinaemia, hypoalbuminaemia, polyclonal gammopathy, and elevated serum creatine kinase (CK) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) have been seen in dogs infected with H. canis (O'Dwye et al, 2006)
Summary
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya. SUMMARY: Canine hepatozoonosis caused by H. canis is usually recognized as a mild clinical disease characterized by mild anaemia and lethargy. Canis infection have been occasionally observed in dogs. This clinical communication describes acute hepatozoonosis in five dogs characterized by neurological symptoms, ataxia or paresis, emaciation and anaemia
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