Abstract
Babesiosis is a parasitic disease in red blood cells due to protozoan infection of the genus Babesia which is transmitted through tick vectors. A 5-years-old male German shepherd had decreased appetite, weakness, and infestation of ticks throughout his body. Clinical examination showed Capillary Refill Time (CRT) <2 seconds, pale mouth mucosa, erythema throughout the body, philtrum was dry and slow skin turgor. The results of a complete blood examination of the dog had hyperchromic microcytic anemia and lymphocytopenia, while the results of blood smear showed the existence of intraerythrocyte inclusion bodies. The dog was diagnosed with Babesiosis and treated with Ringer Lactate fluid therapy, administration of Clindamycin (25mg/kg BW; PO), Oxytetracycline (15mg/kg BW; PO), Anti-inflammatory Dexamethasone (0.5-1mg/kg BW; PO) and Hematodine (1ml/5kg BB; IV) given for seven days. After treatment, the dog has increased appetite and after 14 days shows improvement in clinical signs.
Highlights
Studi Kasus: Babesiosis (Piroplasmosis) disertai Infestasi Caplak yang Berat pada Anjing Gembala Jerman (Case Study: Babesiosis (Piroplasmosis) with Severe Ticks Infestation in German Shepherd Dog)
Babesiosis is a parasitic disease in red blood cells due to protozoan infection of the genus Babesia which is transmitted through tick vectors
The results of a complete blood examination of the dog had hyperchromic microcytic anemia and lymphocytopenia, while the results of blood smear showed the existence of intraerythrocyte inclusion bodies
Summary
Babesiosis atau piroplasmosis merupakan suatu penyakit parasit di dalam sel darah merah akibat infeksi protozoa dari genus Babesia (Wahyuni, Wirawan, & Pitriani, 2018) dan tersebar luas di seluruh dunia (Schoeman, 2009). Stadium pregametosit dapat masuk ke dalam tubuh caplak, jika caplak tersebut menghisap darah anjing yang telah terinfeksi babasia dan berada di epitel usus caplak. Parasit babesia menyerang eritrosit sehingga akan memicu respons imun dari inang seperti peningkatan sitokin yang menimbulkan demam. Anemia hemolitik terjadi karena siklus hidup dari parasit ini berada di dalam eritrosit sehingga terjadi kerusakan darah secara intravaskuler dan ekstravaskuler, seperti destruksi sel darah merah dan rusaknya endotel pembuluh darah karena aktivitas agen dan sistem imun tubuh yang mengeleminir agen (Darma, 2015). Artikel ini membahas tentang babesiosis (Piroplasmosis) pada anjing gembala Jerman
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