Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Babesia canis canis and vogeli found in Slovenian dogs with babesiosis
By Duh, Darja et al.·Published in Veterinary research·2004·Institute of Microbiology and Immunology·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Canine babesiosis in Slovenia: molecular evidence of Babesia canis canis and Babesia canis vogeli.
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Plain-English summary
A group of dogs in Slovenia were found to have a tick-borne disease called canine babesiosis, which is caused by parasites in the blood. Out of 238 dogs tested, 14 were infected and showed symptoms like fever, lack of appetite, depression, and signs of anemia. The two types of parasites identified were Babesia canis canis and Babesia canis vogeli. This study highlights the presence of this disease in Slovenia, which pet owners should be aware of, especially if their dogs show these symptoms.
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Abstract
Canine babesiosis, caused by intraerythrocytic Babesia spp., is a tick-borne disease of worldwide importance. No information on canine babesiosis has been documented in Slovenia. Therefore, 238 dogs admitted to the Small animal clinic in Ljubljana from the years 2000 to 2002 were tested for the presence of babesial parasites in the blood. Based on clinical, microscopic and molecular investigations, 14 dogs (5.9%) were determined as being infected with babesiae. Clinical signs relating to acute haemolysis, fever, anorexia, depression and haematological abnormalities such as anaemia and thrombocytopenia were noticed in most of the 14 infected dogs. The morphology of the parasites was indicative of Babesia canis infection. Two subspecies were detected, namely B. canis canis (11 dogs, 4.6%) and B. canis vogeli (3 dogs, 1.3%) using PCR and subsequent sequence analysis of portions of nns rRNA gene. In addition, based on nucleotide sequence analysis, the 11 isolates of B. c. canis could be subdivided into three groups, whereas the three B. c. vogeli isolates were genetically identical. The results of this study demonstrate the presence of canine babesiosis due to B. c. canis and B. c. vogeli in Slovenia.
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