Hepatozoon canis in three imported dogs: a new tickborne disease reaching the United Kingdom.
| Title: | Hepatozoon canis in three imported dogs: a new tickborne disease reaching the United Kingdom. |
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| Authors: | Attipa C; Diagnostic Laboratories, Langford Vets, Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford, UK.; Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, UK.; Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.; Maguire D; Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, UK.; IDEXX Laboratories, Wetherby, UK.; Solano-Gallego L; Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, UK.; Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.; Szladovits B; Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, UK.; Barker EN; Diagnostic Laboratories, Langford Vets, Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford, UK.; Farr A; IDEXX Laboratories, Wetherby, UK.; Baneth G; Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel.; Tasker S; Diagnostic Laboratories, Langford Vets, Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford, UK. |
| Source: | The Veterinary record [Vet Rec] 2018 Dec 15; Vol. 183 (23), pp. 716. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 21. |
| Publication Type: | Case Reports; Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0031164 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2042-7670 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00424900 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Vet Rec Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2021- : [Oxford] : Wiley; Original Publication: -June 2009 : London : British Veterinary Medicine |
| MeSH Terms: | Eucoccidiida*/classification ; Eucoccidiida*/genetics ; Travel-Related Illness*; Coccidiosis/*veterinary ; Dog Diseases/*diagnosis ; Tick-Borne Diseases/*veterinary; Antiprotozoal Agents/therapeutic use ; Coccidiosis/diagnosis ; Coccidiosis/drug therapy ; Coccidiosis/parasitology ; Dog Diseases/drug therapy ; Dog Diseases/parasitology ; Imidocarb/analogs & derivatives ; Imidocarb/therapeutic use ; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/genetics ; Tick-Borne Diseases/diagnosis ; Tick-Borne Diseases/drug therapy ; Tick-Borne Diseases/parasitology ; Animals ; Cyprus ; Dogs ; Female ; Male ; Phylogeny ; Treatment Outcome ; United Kingdom |
| Abstract: | An increasing number of non-endemic vectorborne pathogens have been described in dogs imported to the UK in the past two decades. Recently, an outbreak of canine babesiosis in south-east England has raised veterinary awareness with regard to the impact of such diseases on the UK canine population. Canine hepatozoonosis, caused by Hepatozoon canis and transmitted by the ingestion of Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks, is widespread in the Mediterranean basin. Herein we describe the first three molecularly confirmed clinical cases of canine hepatozoonosis in dogs imported into the UK. Veterinarians in the UK should be aware of H canis as a potential infection in imported dogs, especially in the face of the expanding distribution of R sanguineus ticks in Europe.; (© British Veterinary Association 2018. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.) |
| Competing Interests: | Competing interests: None declared. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Hepatozoon canis; UK; canine tickborne pathogens; dog; hepatozoonosis; imported disease |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Antiprotozoal Agents); 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 18S); 8USS3K0VDH (Imidocarb); ZSM1M03SHC (imidocarb dipropionate) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20181123 Date Completed: 20190514 Latest Revision: 20190514 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/vr.105087 |
| PMID: | 30463992 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Case Reports; Journal Article