Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jan 2013)

CEREBRAL BABESIOSIS DUE TO BABESIA GIBSONI IN A DOG - A CASE REPORT

  • Tresamol P.V,
  • Usha Narayana Pillai,
  • Anumol J,
  • Devada K,
  • Saseendranath M.R

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 44, no. 1
pp. 85 – 86

Abstract

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A case of cerebral babesiosis due to B.gibsoni in a dog charecterised by depression, weakness, ataxia, seizures and anorexia was described. It was successfully treated with a single dose of diminazene aceturate @7.5 mg/ kg BW. The report stresses the need for including cerebral babesiosis in the differential diagnosis of neurological disorders in dogs