First cases of canine infection with Hepatozoon canis in the city of Cúcuta, Colombia

Authors

  • Daniel Leonardo Cala Delgado Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, sede Arauca. Arauca,
  • Arly Katerine Noguera Gaona Clínica Veterinaria Quinta Vélez, Cúcuta, Norte de Santander
  • Norquis Caled Álvarez Rubio Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, sede Arauca
  • Jefferson Yunis Aguinaga Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias, Universidad Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v29i4.15345

Keywords:

emergent, smear, ectoparasites, protozoa, PCR

Abstract

Two cases of canines infected with Hepatozoon canis are described in the city of Cúcuta, Colombia. The first patient of 18 months of age came to consultation with vomiting, anorexia, and progressive weight loss. In the second case, it was intended to perform preventive ovariohysterectomy, but the patient presented anemia in the pre-surgical clinical tests. For both cases, the diagnosis was by blood smear, observed at 100X. For the second case the diagnose was confirmed by PCR. The treatment established was symptomatic, using drugs such as oxytetracycline and doxycycline. This is the first report of hepatozoonosis in the city of Cúcuta.

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Published

2018-11-25

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 4 (2018)

Section

Comunicaciones

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Copyright (c) 2018 Daniel Leonardo Cala Delgado, Arly Katerine Noguera Gaona, Norquis Caled Álvarez Rubio, Jefferson Yunis Aguinaga

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How to Cite

Cala Delgado, D. L., Noguera Gaona, A. K., Álvarez Rubio, N. C., & Aguinaga, J. Y. (2018). First cases of canine infection with Hepatozoon canis in the city of Cúcuta, Colombia. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 29(4), 1562-1570. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v29i4.15345