Canine hepatozoonosis: two disease syndromes caused by separate Hepatozoon spp.

Baneth, Gad; Mathew, John; Shkap, Varda; Macintire, Douglass K.; Barta, John R.; Ewing, S. A.

doi:10.1016/s1471-4922(02)00016-8

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“…Infection with H. canis causes a distinct clinical syndrome characterised by fever, anorexia, weight loss, anaemia, ocular discharge and weakness of the limbs (Baneth et al 2003;Vincent-Johnson et al 1997). The ability of animals to cope with parasitic infection may be influenced by mineral nutrition, in particular Zn, Cu and Fe of the trace elements (Miller 1985).…”

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Serum Zinc, Iron and Copper Concentrations in Dogs Infected with Hepatozoon canis

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In Turkey, canine hepatozoonosis is an emerging infection with a large number of cases detected during the past five years. In the present study, serum zinc, copper and iron concentrations of dogs infected with Hepatozoon canis were measured for the first time. Compared to the controls (n = 10), serum zinc and iron concentrations in infected animals (n = 14) decreased significantly (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively), whereas the concentrations of copper in diseased animals increased significantly (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the results of the present study indicate that Hepatozoon canis infection may cause alterations in serum zinc iron and copper concentrations. Furthermore, in the treatment of infected animals addition of zinc and iron to the ration of infected animals should be taken into consideration. Hepatozoonozis, dog, trace minerals

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Serum Zinc, Iron and Copper Concentrations in Dogs Infected with Hepatozoon canis

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“…Both Babesia and Hepatozoon infections are important tickborne protozoal diseases of dogs (2,8). The diagnosis of infections with these protozoa is usually based on the detection of pathogens in peripheral blood under a microscope.…”

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Detection ofBabesia canis rossi,B. canis vogeli, andHepatozoon canisin Dogs in a Village of Eastern Sudan by Using a Screening PCR and Sequencing Methodologies

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“…Adipose tissues, as well as loose connective tissues, are less commonly affected; rarely, other organs and tissues such as the lymph nodes, spleen, liver, and pancreas have lesions (54,63). In contrast, H. canis merogonous stages are found most often in the spleen and other hemolymphatic locations, not in muscles (4).…”

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American Canine Hepatozoonosis

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American canine hepatozoonosis (ACH) is a tick-borne disease that is spreading in the southeastern and south-central United States. Characterized by marked leukocytosis and periosteal bone proliferation, ACH is very debilitating and often fatal. Dogs acquire infection by ingesting nymphal or adult Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) that, in a previous life stage, ingested the parasite in a blood meal taken from some vertebrate intermediate host. ACH is caused by the apicomplexan Hepatozoon americanum and has been differentiated from Old World canine hepatozoonosis caused by H. canis. Unlike H. canis, which is transmitted by the ubiquitous brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus), H. americanum is essentially an accidental parasite of dogs, for which Gulf Coast ticks are not favored hosts. The geographic portrait of the disease parallels the known distribution of the Gulf Coast tick, which has expanded in recent years. Thus, the endemic cycle of H. americanum involves A. maculatum as definitive host and some vertebrate intermediate host(s) yet to be identified. Although coyotes (Canis latrans) are known to be infected, it is not known how important this host is in maintaining the endemic cycle. This review covers the biology of the parasite and of the tick that transmits it and contrasts ACH with classical canine hepatozoonosis. Clinical aspects of the disease are discussed, including diagnosis and treatment, and puzzling epidemiologic issues are examined. Brief consideration is given to the potential for ACH to be used as a model for study of angiogenesis and of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy

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Canine hepatozoonosis: two disease syndromes caused by separate Hepatozoon spp.

Cited by 182 publications

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Serum Zinc, Iron and Copper Concentrations in Dogs Infected with Hepatozoon canis

Serum Zinc, Iron and Copper Concentrations in Dogs Infected with Hepatozoon canis

Detection ofBabesia canis rossi,B. canis vogeli, andHepatozoon canisin Dogs in a Village of Eastern Sudan by Using a Screening PCR and Sequencing Methodologies

American Canine Hepatozoonosis

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