Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with vomiting and neck swelling diagnosed with canine
By Lee, Seung-Hun et al.·Published in Ticks and tick-borne diseases·2017·College of Veterinary Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: First clinical case of canine granulocytic anaplasmosis in Korea and genotypic analyses of Anaplasma phagocytophilum.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old male Jindo dog was brought to the vet because he was not eating, seemed very tired, had swelling around his neck, and was vomiting. After running several tests, the vet diagnosed him with canine granulocytic anaplasmosis, an infection caused by a type of bacteria. This case is notable as it is the first reported instance of this infection in Korea. The dog received treatment for the infection and is expected to recover, but close monitoring and follow-up care will be important.
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Abstract
A 2-year-old male Jindo dog was presented to a local veterinary clinic for anorexia, lethargy, edema around neck, and vomiting. Based on the clinical history, physical examination, hematology, blood chemistry, serology, and PCR, the dog was diagnosed with canine granulocytic anaplasmosis (CGA). PCR and phylogenetic analyses targeting the 16S rRNA, groEL, and msp2 genes of Anaplasma phagocytophilum revealed that the A. phagocytophilum identified in this study subgrouped into alanine and USA groups according to the groEL and msp2 gene sequences, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first clinical case of CGA in Korea. In addition, detection of clinical CGA belonging to the alanine group is meaningful because only A. phagocytophilum belonging to the serine group has been reported to develop clinical signs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28214195/