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Babesia canis and Babesia rossi co-infection in an untraveled Nigerian dog

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VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
Volume 173, Issue 3-4, Pages 334-335

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.06.040

Keywords

Babesia; Canine; Africa

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A sexually intact 6-month-old female Alsatian dog was presented to the Veterinary Clinic of the National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria, for the following complaints: anorexia, hemoglobinuria, fever, tick infestation and general malaise. Microscopy revealed piroplasms with a wide range of sizes (1-5 mu m in length) in red blood cells, raising a suspicion of a co-infection with two or more Babesia species. Specific PCR assays for canine Babesia spp. and DNA sequencing revealed the presence of Babesia canis and Babesia rossi co-infection. This study constitutes the first report of co-infection with B. canis and B. rossi in the West African sub-region and the first report of autochthonous B. canis on the African continent. Practitioners should be aware of potential changes in the species/sub-species of Babesia causing canine babesiosis in this region. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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