Authors : A.T. Camacho , E. Pallas , J.J. Gestal , F.J. Guiti?n , J. Fraga , A.S. Olmeda , H. K. Goethert , S.R. Telford and A. Spielman
Abstract: Dogs can be coinfected with Ehrlichia and Babesia species. The objective of the present study is to report a fatal case of non-experimental babesiosis and ehrlichiosis in a 1 year old female Rottweiler, pregnant, with prominent HFS (haemophagocytic syndrome) and intense parasitemia. To our knowledge, we describe a rare case of this peculiar association (HFS) in a dog with babesiosis and ehrlichiosis. This case was diagnosed in a laboratory located in Galicia, northwest Spain. The dog had serological evidence of ehrlichiosis with typical E. canis morulae and Babesia canis piroplasm detectable in blood smears. Hemophagocytic macrophages was reported in blood smears and bone marrow aspiration smears. The main characteristics of the syndrome were an intense parasitemia and regenerative anaemia, thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, hepatic affectation and evolution towards renal failure.
A.T. Camacho , E. Pallas , J.J. Gestal , F.J. Guiti?n , J. Fraga , A.S. Olmeda , H. K. Goethert , S.R. Telford and A. Spielman , 2003. Babesia Canis and Ehrlichia Canis: Cause of Reactive Hemophagocytic Syndrome. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 2: 271-274.