[Autochthonous babesiosis in dogs in The Netherlands associated with local Dermacentor reticulatus ticks]

T de Lange; A Nijhof; A Taoufik; D Houwers; E Teske; F Jongejan

[Autochthonous babesiosis in dogs in The Netherlands associated with local Dermacentor reticulatus ticks]

Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 2005 Apr 15;130(8):234-8.

[Article in Dutch]

Authors

T de Lange¹, A Nijhof, A Taoufik, D Houwers, E Teske, F Jongejan

Affiliation

¹ Universiteit Utrecht, Postbus 80165, 3508 TD, Utrecht.

PMID: 15871384

Abstract

In the spring and autumn of 2004, 20 respectively 3 cases of autochthonous canine babesiosis were diagnosed in the Netherlands, four of which ended fatally. Adult Dermacentor reticulatus ticks were found on four dogs. Case descriptions and diagnostics of this B. canis outbreak are discussed in more detail.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Animals
Arachnid Vectors / parasitology*
Babesia / isolation & purification
Babesiosis / diagnosis
Babesiosis / epidemiology
Babesiosis / transmission
Babesiosis / veterinary*
Dermacentor / parasitology*
Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
Dog Diseases / epidemiology
Dog Diseases / transmission
Dogs
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / methods
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / veterinary
Male
Netherlands / epidemiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
Tick Infestations / epidemiology
Tick Infestations / veterinary