Trypanosoma evansi in three dogs in Iran
| Autor: | Seyed Mahdi Nassiri, M. Hosseininejad, Ramin Mazaheri, S Nabian, Dariush Shirani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Hematology medicine.diagnostic_test Anemia Bilirubin Biology Trypanosoma evansi medicine.disease Serum samples biology.organism_classification Giemsa stain Pathology and Forensic Medicine Blood cell chemistry.chemical_compound medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Internal medicine medicine Anatomy Mean corpuscular volume |
| Zdroj: | Comparative Clinical Pathology. 16:69-71 |
| ISSN: | 1618-565X 1618-5641 |
| Popis: | Three crossbreed dogs were referred to the Small Animal Hospital of Tehran University. Corneal opacity was obvious in two of these cases. The animals were pyretic (T: 40–41°C) but other vital signs were normal. Blood samples were collected from the cephalic veins of the dogs using EDTA. Complete blood cell count showed a nonregenerative anemia with low packed cell volume, Hb, RBC, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular Hb and mean corpuscular Hb concentration. Thin smears were made and stained by Giemsa method after fixation in methanol and then examined under a light microscope (×100). Trypanosoma evansi detected with 17–36 μm length (mean = 25 μm). The kinetoplasts of the parasites were subterminal, the undulating membranes were well-developed and there was a substantial free flagellum. Serum analysis showed hyperproteinemia and normal values of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and total bilirubin. Serum analysis showed a polyclonal gammopathy and a beta–gamma bridge in the electrophoresis of serum samples of two dogs. After confirming the disease, treatment started by diminazen aceturate (Berenil, Intervet). |
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