Refractory hypoglycaemia in a dog infected with Trypanosoma congolense

A 20 kg German shepherd dog was presented to a French veterinary teaching hospital for seizures and hyperthermia. The dog had returned 1 month previously from a six-month stay in Senegal and sub-Saharan Africa. Biochemistry and haematology showed severe hypoglycaemia (0.12 g/L), anaemia and thromboc...

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Main Authors: Deschamps Jack-Yves, Desquesnes Marc, Dorso Laetitia, Ravel Sophie, Bossard Géraldine, Charbonneau Morgane, Garand Annabelle, Roux Françoise A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Dog
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2016001