Autochthonous Babesia canis infections in 49 dogs in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vector-borne diseases are of increasing importance in Germany. Since 2015, autochthonous cases have been increasingly documented in Berlin/Brandenburg.

Objectives

Describe autochthonous Babesia canis infection in the Berlin/Brandenburg region.

Animals

Forty-nine dogs with autochthonous B. canis infection.

Methods

Evaluation of history, clinical signs, laboratory abnormalities, treatment, and outcome.

Results

Dogs were presented between March and August (9) and September and January (40) in the years 2015-2021. Historical and clinical findings were lethargy (100%), pale mucous membranes (63%), fever (50%), and pigmenturia (52%). Common clinicopathological findings were thrombocytopenia (100%), anemia (85%), intravascular hemolysis (52%), pancyt

SUBMITTER: Weingart C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9889677 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature