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    Article: Canine distemper virus and Toxoplasma gondii co-infection in dogs with neurological signs
    D M Aguiar, A M Amude, L G F Santos, M G Ribeiro, T E H Ueno, J Megid, A C Paes, A F Alfieri, A A Alfieri, S M Gennari
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    ABSTRACT: Canine distemper virus and Toxoplasma gondii co-infection in dogs with neurological signs [Co-infecção pelo vírus da cinomose canina e Toxoplasma gondii em cães com sinais neurológicos] Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a highly contagious virus that occurs worldwide and causes a fatal disease in carnivores. CDV is a member of the genus Morbillivirus belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae that are responsible to infect some cell line from epithelial tissues of respiratory, gastrointestinal or nervous systems (Greene, 2006). On early stage, CDV infection shows a great diversity of signs in dogs such as respiratory, gastrointestinal, and cutaneous. In sequence or weeks later, neurological injuries occurs and in some cases may be yet the only sign presented without any other previous or concomitant signs (Amude et al., 2007). In acute canine distemper encephalitis, CDV produces immunosuppression by acting directly on CD4+ cells. Therefore, dogs infected with CDV are more susceptible to develop secondary infections by Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum, considered two neurotropic opportunists protozoan (Greene, 2006).
    Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia 01/2012; 64(1):221-224. · 0.29 Impact Factor
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    Article: Hepatozoonose canina: achados clínico-epidemiológicos em três casos [Canine hepatozoonosis: clinic-epidemiological data in three cases]
    D M Aguiar, M G Ribeiro, W B Silva, J G Dias Jr, J Megid, A C Paes
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    ABSTRACT: Clinic-epidemiological data in canine infection by Hepatozoon canis were reported. Apatia, anorexia, prostaction, weight loss and muscle pain were the most-common clinical recognized signs. Blood smear was used as diagnosis method for the detection of H. canis gamonts in the neutrophils. Anaemia, leucocytosis, monocytosis and lymphopenia were observed in the haematological exams. Imidocarb dipropionate associated with tetracyclines and sulfamethoxasole-trimethoprim were used in therapy.
    Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia 01/2004; 56(3):411-413. · 0.29 Impact Factor
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