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壁虱所傳染的犬焦蟲疾病上的專業書籍著作已經出版
Ticks: Disease, Management and Control
Editors: Moges Woldemeskel (The University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory, Tifton, GA, USA)
Chapter 5
Management of tick-borne canine Babesiosis (pp.93-166)
探討壁虱傳染的犬焦蟲病之診斷治療與控制
Authors: (Hui-Pi Huang, Yueh-Lun Hsu, Tzu-Chi Tai, Hung-Yin Chen, Institute of Veterinary Clinical Science, Veterinary School, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan)
作者: 黃慧璧醫師、徐悅倫醫師、戴子綺醫師、陳虹吟醫師
Abstract:
Canine babesiosis is an important worldwide, tick-borne disease caused by hemoprotozoan parasites of the genus Babesia. It is a small pleomorphic intraerythrocytic parasite that can cause erythrocyte destruction and hemolytic anemia. The parasite is transmitted through the bites of ixodid ticks, such as Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Definitive diagnosis of canine babesiosis is based on medical history and clinical signs together with the identification of Babesia spp. within infected erythrocytes, positive serologic results, or detection of amplification of nucleic acid extracted from blood or tissues. Subjects with high mortality can be identified using several prognostic factors. Combination of babesicidal agents and antibiotics, and supportive cares are integrated as treatment program for canine babesiosis. Tick (vector) control is the key to prevent canine babesiosis. This chapter describes the current information regarding epidemiology, pathogenesis, and pathophysiology of the clinical manifestations associated with tick-borne canine babesiosis, and the methods of diagnosis, prognostic factors, treatments and prevention of canine babesiosis.
篇章摘要:
犬焦蟲病是犬隻世界性重要傳染病中由壁蝨叮咬所傳染的血液寄生蟲疾病。
焦蟲是一種小型多型性寄生在紅血球內的血液寄生蟲，會引起紅血球的破壞並造成溶血性貧血，嚴重時可能危及生命。而傳染犬焦蟲的壁蝨主要為硬蜱 (ixodid ticks)，如:血紅扇頭蜱(Rhipicephalus sanguineus)等。
診斷犬焦蟲感染主要會依照病史、臨床症狀、以及血片下紅血球內的焦蟲鑑定、血清學上焦蟲抗體陽性結果與血液或組織的焦蟲核酸鑑定等。焦蟲病的死亡率可由許多預後因子判定。
治療主要會視病犬狀況合併殺焦蟲藥與多種抗生素來對抗焦蟲的生長與擴散，並且會根據貧血狀況與其他生理指數給予支持療法，讓犬隻可以在醫療的支持下渡過焦蟲感染的急性期回復到健康的狀態。
在預防焦蟲上，控制外寄生蟲-壁虱的傳播是很重要的一環。此章節大篇幅的介紹了全球焦蟲病的流行病學、致病機轉、病生理學以及感染後的臨床症狀，並探討各種檢驗診斷方法與預後因子，最後完整的介紹與分析現今各種治療與預防焦蟲感染的方針。
Nova Science Publishers, 2012
ISBN: 1620811367, 9781620811368
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