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First Case Report of Canine Infection With Hepatozoon canis (Apicomplexa: Haemogregarinidae) in Himachal Pradesh


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1 Department of Veterinary Parasitology, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur - 176 062, India
2 Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur - 176 062, India
3 Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur - 176 062, India
 

This report describes the detection and effective management of Hepatozoon canis infection in a male dog for the first time from Himachal Pradesh. The anamnestic information of affected dog revealed anorexia, shivering, weakness, vomition, lethargy and un-responsiveness to antibiotic therapy. Clinical examination unveiled fever, pale mucous membranes, enlargement of prescapular lymph nodes and dullness. Clinical findings, hemato-biochemical parameters, parasitological and therapeutic management strategies were then evaluated. Important hematological outcomes consisted of anemia, thrombocytopenia, and leukocytosis. Parasitological examinations revealed gamonts of H. canis within neutrophils in thin blood smears. The dog was successfully treated using combination drug therapy consisting of imidocarb dipropionate and doxycycline, which had proven therapeutic efficacy against hepatozoonosis.

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First Report, Hepatozoon canis, Dog, Himachal Pradesh.
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Authors

Devina Sharma
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur - 176 062, India
Ajay Katoch
Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur - 176 062, India
Rishabh Kalia
Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur - 176 062, India
Aman Dev Moudgil
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur - 176 062, India
Atul Kumar
Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur - 176 062, India

Abstract


This report describes the detection and effective management of Hepatozoon canis infection in a male dog for the first time from Himachal Pradesh. The anamnestic information of affected dog revealed anorexia, shivering, weakness, vomition, lethargy and un-responsiveness to antibiotic therapy. Clinical examination unveiled fever, pale mucous membranes, enlargement of prescapular lymph nodes and dullness. Clinical findings, hemato-biochemical parameters, parasitological and therapeutic management strategies were then evaluated. Important hematological outcomes consisted of anemia, thrombocytopenia, and leukocytosis. Parasitological examinations revealed gamonts of H. canis within neutrophils in thin blood smears. The dog was successfully treated using combination drug therapy consisting of imidocarb dipropionate and doxycycline, which had proven therapeutic efficacy against hepatozoonosis.

Keywords


First Report, Hepatozoon canis, Dog, Himachal Pradesh.

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