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13.08.2016 | Original Article
A rare case of Theileria annulata induced corneal opacity in a calf
verfasst von:
Vivek Joshi, S. Alam, U. Dimri, A. G. Bhanuprakash, A. Gopalakrishnan, Y. Ajith
Erschienen in:
Journal of Parasitic Diseases
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Ausgabe 2/2017
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Abstract
A 10 months old male cross-bred calf was presented in OPD Medicine, Referral Veterinary Polyclinic, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar with the history of anorexia, impaired vision, heavy tick infestation and diarrhoea for the last 1 week. The clinical examination revealed enlarged pre-scapular lymph nodes, prominent cloudiness in eyes and exophthalmos. The presence of Koch blue bodies in biopsied lymph nodes and a PCR assay confirmed it to be bovine tropical theileriosis associated with unique corneal opacity. Treatment with buparvaquone at a dose of 2.5 mg/kg i.m. two doses 48 h apart was successful and typical ocular manifestations completely subsided after 2 weeks of therapy.