Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Severe stomach and intestinal cryptosporidiosis in a puppy
By Miller, D L et al.·Published in Veterinary parasitology·2003·The University of Georgia, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Gastrointestinal cryptosporidiosis in a puppy.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8-week-old female Yorkshire terrier was brought in with weakness and severe diarrhea. Unfortunately, despite the veterinarian's efforts, the puppy was euthanized due to severe gastrointestinal cryptosporidiosis, a parasitic infection, along with another intestinal infection called isosporiasis. A post-mortem examination confirmed the diagnosis, revealing significant damage to the puppy's intestines. This case highlights the seriousness of these infections in young dogs and the need for prompt veterinary care.
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Abstract
An 8-week-old female Yorkshire terrier with a history of weakness, diarrhea and intestinal isosporiasis was euthanized and a post mortem examination performed. Histologically, there was severe gastrointestinal cryptosporidiosis, severe intestinal isosporiasis and thymic lymphoid depletion. PCR revealed visible bands for the actin and 18S rRNA genes but not for the acetyl CoA synthetase gene for Cryptosporidium spp. The PCR product for the actin gene was sequenced and found to have a 97.6-99.8% similarity to that of Cryptosporidium canis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of gastric cryptosporidiosis in a canine.
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