ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC ANAPLASMOSIS IN A CAPTIVE TIMBER WOLF (CANIS LUPUS OCCIDENTALIS)
A 2-yr-old male captive timber wolf, kept in an outdoor enclosure in Austria, presented with anorexia, depression, and fever in June. Tick infestation was reported despite monthly acaricidal treatment. The microscopic examination of a blood smear revealed elementary bodies and morulae suspicious for...
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ftbioone:10.1638/2011-0224R.1 2023-07-30T04:02:49+02:00 ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC ANAPLASMOSIS IN A CAPTIVE TIMBER WOLF (CANIS LUPUS OCCIDENTALIS) Michael Leschnik Georges Kirtz Zsófia Virányi Walpurga Wille-Piazzai Georg Duscher Michael Leschnik Georges Kirtz Zsófia Virányi Walpurga Wille-Piazzai Georg Duscher world 2012-09-20 text/HTML https://doi.org/10.1638/2011-0224R.1 en eng American Association of Zoo Veterinarians doi:10.1638/2011-0224R.1 All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1638/2011-0224R.1 Text 2012 ftbioone https://doi.org/10.1638/2011-0224R.1 2023-07-09T10:49:17Z A 2-yr-old male captive timber wolf, kept in an outdoor enclosure in Austria, presented with anorexia, depression, and fever in June. Tick infestation was reported despite monthly acaricidal treatment. The microscopic examination of a blood smear revealed elementary bodies and morulae suspicious for Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Polymerase chain reaction confirmed the infection by the G-variant of the pathogen, also found in horses and humans but not in wild ruminants. The wolf seroconverted within 2 wk, and antibodies persisted thereafter. Therapy was started with doxycycline for 10 days, and the wolf recovered within 24 hr. Clinical symptoms and temporary changes in blood parameters (thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, mild anemia) in this wolf show high similarity to granulocytic anaplasmosis seen in dogs. This is the first report on granulocytic anaplasmosis in a wolf, indicating that A. phagocytophilum might cause clinical disease in the wolf. Text Canis lupus BioOne Online Journals Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 43 3 645 648 |
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A 2-yr-old male captive timber wolf, kept in an outdoor enclosure in Austria, presented with anorexia, depression, and fever in June. Tick infestation was reported despite monthly acaricidal treatment. The microscopic examination of a blood smear revealed elementary bodies and morulae suspicious for Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Polymerase chain reaction confirmed the infection by the G-variant of the pathogen, also found in horses and humans but not in wild ruminants. The wolf seroconverted within 2 wk, and antibodies persisted thereafter. Therapy was started with doxycycline for 10 days, and the wolf recovered within 24 hr. Clinical symptoms and temporary changes in blood parameters (thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, mild anemia) in this wolf show high similarity to granulocytic anaplasmosis seen in dogs. This is the first report on granulocytic anaplasmosis in a wolf, indicating that A. phagocytophilum might cause clinical disease in the wolf. |
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Michael Leschnik Georges Kirtz Zsófia Virányi Walpurga Wille-Piazzai Georg Duscher ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC ANAPLASMOSIS IN A CAPTIVE TIMBER WOLF (CANIS LUPUS OCCIDENTALIS) |
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Michael Leschnik Georges Kirtz Zsófia Virányi Walpurga Wille-Piazzai Georg Duscher |
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ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC ANAPLASMOSIS IN A CAPTIVE TIMBER WOLF (CANIS LUPUS OCCIDENTALIS) |
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ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC ANAPLASMOSIS IN A CAPTIVE TIMBER WOLF (CANIS LUPUS OCCIDENTALIS) |
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ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC ANAPLASMOSIS IN A CAPTIVE TIMBER WOLF (CANIS LUPUS OCCIDENTALIS) |
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ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC ANAPLASMOSIS IN A CAPTIVE TIMBER WOLF (CANIS LUPUS OCCIDENTALIS) |
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ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC ANAPLASMOSIS IN A CAPTIVE TIMBER WOLF (CANIS LUPUS OCCIDENTALIS) |
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acute granulocytic anaplasmosis in a captive timber wolf (canis lupus occidentalis) |
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