Rangelia vitalii infection in a dog from São Paulo city, Brazil: case report

Authors

  • Bruna Regina Figura da Silva Universidade Santo Amaro, Curso de Mestrado em Medicina e Bem-Estar Animal, São Paulo – SP, Brazil
  • Marcelo Bahia Labruna Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, São Paulo – SP, Brazil
  • Arlei Marcili Universidade Santo Amaro, Curso de Mestrado em Medicina e Bem-Estar Animal, São Paulo – SP, Brazil
  • Caio Rodrigues dos Santos Laboratório Vet-Biotec Biotecnologia e Diagnóstico, Cotia – SP, Brazil
  • Bárbara Buff Blumer Bastos Hospital Veterinário São Sebastião, São Paulo – SP, Brazil
  • Jessica Tainá Bordin Hospital Veterinário São Sebastião, São Paulo – SP, Brazil
  • Jonas Moraes-Filho Universidade Santo Amaro, Curso de Mestrado em Medicina e Bem-Estar Animal, São Paulo – SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4734-9512

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2019.150791

Keywords:

Ticks, Rangeliosis, Bleeding

Abstract

Canine rangeliosis is an extravascular hemolytic disease caused by the protozoan Rangelia vitalii, which is transmitted by ticks of the species Amblyomma aureolatum. Te most common clinical signs are apathy, hyperthermia and spontaneous bleeding. Anemia and thrombocytopenia are the most common hematological fndings. Tis work reports a clinical case of canine Rangeliosis treated at a private veterinary hospital, in São Paulo city in 2017. A dog was treated at a veterinary hospital in the north of São Paulo, with progressive weight loss, apathy and tail injury. Anemia and thrombocytopenia were observed on the hemogram. Rangelia vitalii DNA was detected in animal blood by real-time PCR (qPCR). In addition to the supportive treatment, doxycycline and subcutaneous imidocarb applications were used. Te sample collected afer treatment with the antibiotic continued to present protozoal DNA. Te disease should be considered as a diferential diagnosis and there is a great need for further studies about the therapy used.

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2019-10-29

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Vol. 56 No. 3 (2019)

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CASE REPORT

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Silva BRF da, Labruna MB, Marcili A, Santos CR dos, Bastos BBB, Bordin JT, et al. Rangelia vitalii infection in a dog from São Paulo city, Brazil: case report. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 29 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];56(3):e150791. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/150791