| Title |
Multifocal Balamuthia mandrillaris infection in a dog in Australia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Parasitology Research, October 2006
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00436-006-0302-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Peter J. Finnin, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Bronwyn E. Campbell, Darren R. Fry, Robin B. Gasser |
| Abstract |
A 6-year-old male golden retriever, with an 8-month history of seizures and a clinical diagnosis of lymphoma in the central nervous system, was (at the owner's request) euthanized after signs of respiratory distress and shock developed. Upon postmortem examination, the diagnoses of meningoencephalitis and pneumonia were made. A histological examination of selected tissues from both the lung and central nervous system revealed a severe, acute, multifocal, amoebic, embolic pneumonia and a severe, chronic, multifocal, nonsuppurative, amoebic meningoencephalitis. Indirect immunofluorescence analysis confirmed the presence of trophozoite and cyst stages of Balamuthia mandrillaris. This is the first report of B. mandrillaris (which is a free-living amoeba) causing fatal, multifocal granulomatous amoebiasis in a dog in Australia. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 22 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 5 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 17% |
| Unknown | 6 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Unknown | 10 | 43% |
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