Babesiosis in an Egyptian boy aquired from pet dog, and a general review
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2011; 41 (1): 99-108
in English
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| ID: emr-110695
ABSTRACT
Human babesiosis has been documented in many countries. It is a zoonotic protozoan disease of medical, veterinary and economic importance. In this study, a twelve years old boy was referred to the hospital with intermittent fever of unknown origin. On clinical, parasitological and serological bases the case proved to be babesiosis. The boy acquired the infection from his pet dog which was heavily infested with Rhipicephalus sanguineus and suffered a mild feature of animal babesiosis. The patient was successfully treated with Atovaquone plus Azithromycin without relapse for one month follow up. The pet dog was sent to Governmental Veterinary Hospital at Abbassia for treatment from babesiosis and tick infestation
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Ticks
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Rhipicephalus
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Dogs
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Egypt. Soc. Parasitol.
Year:
2011
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