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Hepatozoon canis in three imported dogs: a new tickborne disease reaching the United Kingdom

Attipa, C; Maguire, D; Solano-Gallego, L; Szladovits, B; Barker, E N; Farr, A; Baneth, G; Tasker, S

Authors

C Attipa

D Maguire

L Solano-Gallego

B Szladovits

E N Barker

A Farr

G Baneth

S Tasker



Abstract

An increasing number of non-endemic vectorborne pathogens have been described in dogs imported to the UK in the past two decades. Recently, an outbreak of canine babesiosis in south-east England has raised veterinary awareness with regard to the impact of such diseases on the UK canine population. Canine hepatozoonosis, caused by Hepatozoon canis and transmitted by the ingestion of Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks, is widespread in the Mediterranean basin. Herein we describe the first three molecularly confirmed clinical cases of canine hepatozoonosis in dogs imported into the UK. Veterinarians in the UK should be aware of H canis as a potential infection in imported dogs, especially in the face of the expanding distribution of R sanguineus ticks in Europe.

Citation

Attipa, C., Maguire, D., Solano-Gallego, L., Szladovits, B., Barker, E. N., Farr, A., …Tasker, S. (2018). Hepatozoon canis in three imported dogs: a new tickborne disease reaching the United Kingdom. Veterinary Record, 183(716), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105087

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 2, 2018
Publication Date Nov 21, 2018
Deposit Date Dec 13, 2018
Publicly Available Date Jan 14, 2019
Journal VETERINARY RECORD
Print ISSN 0042-4900
Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 183
Issue 716
DOI https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105087
Public URL https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1385092

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