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    A Study of Naturally Acquired Canine Babesiosis Caused by Single and Mixed Babesia Species in Zambia: Clinicopathological Findings and Case Management

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    2015-10-27
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    Mudenda, Ntombi Basimbi
    Nalubamba, King Shimumbo
    Namwila, Mwaka Mwangala
    Mulenga, Chilufya Susan
    Bwalya, Eugene Chisela
    M’kandawire, Ethel
    Saasa, Ngonda
    Hankanga, Careen
    Oparaocha, Elizabeth
    Simuunza, Martin
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    en
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    Abstract
    A retrospective and prospective analysis of clinical records of dogs diagnosed with Babesia infections was carried out for the years 2000 to 2013 from practices in Lusaka, Zambia. Records of 363 dogs with confirmed Babesia infections were analysed using demographic factors including sex, breed, age, and clinical signs in relation to haematological findings and Babesia species. The clinical and laboratory findings observed are described as well as Babesia species identification. The study included 18 breeds and the highest proportion were mongrels (32.2%), males representing 64.5% of the population. The most common presenting problemswere anorexia (65.3%) and lethargy/weakness (65.3%).Themost common clinical signswere fever (87.3%), pallor (52.3%), lymphadenopathy (47.4%), and presence of ticks (44.9%). Anaemia (96.4%) and nucleated erythrocytes (42.2%) were the most common laboratory findings. A mixed infection of Babesia rossi and Babesia gibsoni was present in 59.7% of dogs, whilst 8% and 32.2%had B. rossi and B. gibsoni as a single infection, respectively. Case management mainly involved therapy with tetracyclines and imidocarb and was usually accompanied by clinical improvement. This study highlights, for the first time, the presence of B.gibsoni in natural dog populations in Zambia, where previously only B. rossi was reported.
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    http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/5801
    Publisher
    Hindawi Publishing Corporation
    Subject
    Tick borne disease
    Canine babesiosis
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    Journal article
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