A dog that shared habitat with domestic animals in a cattle farm and that was exposed to wildlife was taken to a private practitioner for clinical examination. The analyses conducted on the patient revealed the presence of Babesia bigemina by a molecular test. Clinical signs such as lethargy, anorexia and hyperthermia > 39 °C, pale mucous membranes and blood urine were observed in the patient. The animal was treated with imidocarb dipropionate (two doses each 0.5 ml/10 kg b.w. at an interval of 14 days). On treatment day 7, the clinical signs were mostly reduced. On day 30, PCR was carried out to assess the efficacy of the treatment, with a negative result. This case represents the first report of babesiosis due to B. bigemina in a dog living on a cattle farm in Mexico. It indicates the lower host specify of these pathogens and that dogs can play a role as sentinels of vector-borne parasites in livestock animals.
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Bravo-Ramos, J. L., Sánchez-Montes, S., Ballados-González, G. G., Romero-Salas, D., Gamboa-Prieto, J., & Olivares-Muñoz, A. (2022). An atypical case of Babesia bigemina parasitising a dog from a rural area of eastern Mexico. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria, 31(3). https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612022039
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