Astasia and Pyrexia Related to Borrelia garinii Infection in Two Dogs in Hokkaido, Japan

Hisashi INOKUMA; Shigeki MAETANI; Jyunji FUJITSUKA; Ai TAKANO; Kozue SATO; Takashi FUKUI; Toshiyuki MASUZAWA; Hiroki KAWABATA

doi:10.1292/jvms.13-0027

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Astasia and Pyrexia Related to Borrelia garinii Infection in Two Dogs in Hokkaido, Japan

Hisashi INOKUMA, Shigeki MAETANI, Jyunji FUJITSUKA, Ai TAKANO, Kozue SATO, Takashi FUKUI, Toshiyuki MASUZAWA, Hiroki KAWABATA

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キーワード: Borrelia garinii, canine, Japan, Lyme disease

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論文ID: 13-0027

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0027

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The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 75 (2013), No. 7

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Two dogs that exhibited sudden astasia, anorexia and fever higher than 40°C were suspected of having Lyme disease in July 2011. Clinical symptoms gradually improved with antibiotic treatment in both cases. Polymerase chain reaction and sequence analysis revealed Borrelia garinii DNA fragments in the peripheral blood in the acute disease phase. Serological tests, including enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot analysis, showed an increased IgG antibody titer against Borrelia pathogens in one of the dogs. These findings suggested that diagnosis of the two dogs were Lyme disease related to B. garinii infection.

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