Roxanne A Charles, Patricia Pow-Brown, Annika Gordon-Dillon, Lemar Blake, Soren Nicholls, Arianne Brown-Jordan, Joanne Caruth, Candice Sant, Indira Pargass, Asoke Basu, Emmanuel Albina, Christopher Oura, Karla Georges
Eight hunting dogs were visited by a state veterinarian on the island of Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, as owners reported anorexia and paralysis in five of their dogs. The veterinarian observed a combination of clinical signs consistent with tick-borne illness, including fever, anorexia, anaemia, lethargy and paralysis. Blood and ticks were collected from each dog and submitted to a diagnostic laboratory for analysis. Microscopic analysis revealed a mixed infection of intracytoplasmic organisms consistent with Babesia spp...
February 10, 2024: Pathogens