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Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volume: 40 Issue: 2

  • Open Access
  • Short Communication

DISSEMINATED PROTOTHECOSIS IN A GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG (GSD) – A CASE REPORT

Usha Narayana Pillai1, P. V. Tresamol2, M. R. Saseendranath3, P. G . Baby4, R. Rajeswari5, Joseph Cyrus6 , Abijith Thampan7, Rishi Kesavan8 and Reji Varghese9

College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Mannuthy-680 651, Thrissur, Kerala

Year: 2009, Page: 62-64, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2009.40.62-64

Received: May 28, 2009 Accepted: July 4, 2009 Published: Dec. 31, 2009

Abstract

A four year old German Shepherd dog was presented to the University Veterinary College hospital with history of chronic haemorrhagic diarrhoea, tenesmus and blindness. Cultural/stained faecal smear examination revealed the presence of organism with morphologic features compatible to those reported for Prototheca spp. Dog’s clinical condition deteriorated and died on 7th day of hospitalization. Histopathological evaluation revealed large number of organisms of varying morphology with slightly refractile capsules

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