Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog in rural Brazil with rare Toxoplasma and Leishmania infection
By Silva, Rodrigo Costa da et al.·Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical·2015·Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: An atypical Toxoplasma gondii genotype in a rural Brazilian dog co-infected with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old female dog was brought to the vet with symptoms like anemia and low platelet counts, and was suspected to have ehrlichiosis. Tests revealed that she was co-infected with two parasites: Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania braziliensis. This unusual combination of infections was confirmed through advanced testing. The dog received treatment for both infections, and while the specific outcomes of her recovery weren't detailed, addressing such co-infections is crucial for her health.
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Abstract
Toxoplasmosis and leishmaniasis are two worldwide zoonoses caused by the protozoan parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania spp., respectively. This report describes the clinical and laboratorial findings of a co-infection with both parasites in a 4-year-old female dog suspected of ehrlichiosis that presented anemia, thrombocytopenia, hypoalbuminemia, hyperglobulinemia, tachyzoite-like structures to the lung imprints, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results positive for T. gondii (kidney, lung, and liver) and Leishmania spp. Co-infection with Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania braziliensis was confirmed by sequencing; restriction fragment length polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction (RFLP-PCR) confirmed an atypical T. gondii genotype circulating in dogs that has been reported to cause human congenital toxoplasmosis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25992942/