Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with seizures and weakness from brain babesiosis
By Tresamol P.V et al.·Published in Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences·2013·Dept. of Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy - 680651, Thrissur, Kerala., IN
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Original publication title: CEREBRAL BABESIOSIS DUE TO BABESIA GIBSONI IN A DOG - A CASE REPORT
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male dog was brought in showing signs of depression, weakness, unsteady movements, seizures, and loss of appetite. The veterinarian diagnosed him with cerebral babesiosis, an infection caused by the parasite Babesia gibsoni. He was treated successfully with a single dose of diminazene aceturate, a medication used to combat this type of infection. After treatment, the dog showed significant improvement and returned to his normal behavior.
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Abstract
A case of cerebral babesiosis due to B.gibsoni in a dog charecterised by depression, weakness, ataxia, seizures and anorexia was described. It was successfully treated with a single dose of diminazene aceturate @7.5 mg/ kg BW. The report stresses the need for including cerebral babesiosis in the differential diagnosis of neurological disorders in dogs
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