Atlantic Veterinary College, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4P3.
Can Vet J. 2022 Jun;63(6):589-592.
A 12-year-old neutered male American Staffordshire terrier dog was referred to the Atlantic Veterinary College, Prince Edward Island, Canada, for suspected immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. Babesiosis was confirmed using polymerase chain reaction testing. The dog was successfully treated with a 10-day protocol of atovaquone/proguanil (TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries, Toronto, Ontario), 13.5 mg/kg BW, PO, q8h and azithromycin (Pharmascience, Montreal, Quebec), 10 mg/kg BW, PO, q24h. To the authors' knowledge, this report is the first documented case of babesiosis caused by in a dog from Canada.
一只 12 岁已去势的雄性美国斯塔福梗犬因疑似免疫介导性溶血性贫血而被转诊至加拿大爱德华王子岛省的大西洋兽医学院。通过聚合酶链反应检测确诊为巴贝斯虫病。该犬接受了为期 10 天的阿托伐醌/普罗喹酮(TEVA 制药工业,多伦多,安大略省)治疗方案,剂量为 13.5 毫克/千克体重,口服,每 8 小时 1 次,以及阿奇霉素(Pharmascience,蒙特利尔,魁北克),剂量为 10 毫克/千克体重,口服,每 24 小时 1 次。据作者所知,这是首例在加拿大由 引起的犬巴贝斯虫病的病例报告。