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Leishmaniosis in a dog with no travel history outside of the UK

McKenna, M; Attipa, C; Tasker, S; Augusto, M

Authors

M McKenna

C Attipa

S Tasker

M Augusto



Abstract

A 3-year-old male neutered Shih Tzu cross was presented for investigation of a three-week history of weight loss, seborrhoea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Initial clinicopathological findings included pancytopenia, mild hypercalcaemia and marked hyperglobulinaemia. Subsequent bone marrow and skin biopsies revealed the presence of Leishmania amastigotes. Quantitative serology was positive for Leishmania species and PCR on the bone marrow sample confirmed a Leishmania infantum infection. The patient had been in the owner’s possession since a puppy, had no travel history outside of the UK and had never received a blood transfusion or been used for breeding. However, another dog in the household that had been imported from Spain had been euthanased six months previously due to severe leishmaniosis. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case of canine leishmaniosis in the UK without a history of travel to an endemic area, and most likely represents a case of dog-to-dog transmission.

Citation

McKenna, M., Attipa, C., Tasker, S., & Augusto, M. (2019). Leishmaniosis in a dog with no travel history outside of the UK. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105157

Journal Article Type Other
Acceptance Date Dec 28, 2018
Publication Date Jan 21, 2019
Deposit Date Jan 31, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal VETERINARY RECORD
Print ISSN 0042-4900
Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105157
Public URL https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1383870

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