Babesia sp. infection in a zoo-housed polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

被引：3

作者：

DiVincenti, Louis ^{[1
]}

Garner, Michael ^{[2
]}

Thomas, Brittany ^{[3
]}

Birkenheuer, Adam ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Seneca Pk Zoo, 2222 St Paul St, Rochester, NY 14621 USA

[2] Northwest ZooPath, 654 W Main St, Monroe, WA 98272 USA

[3] NC State Coll Vet Med, Dept Clin Sci, 1060 William Moore Dr, Raleigh, NC 27607 USA

来源：

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY- REGIONAL STUDIES AND REPORTS | 2019年 / 18卷

关键词：

Babesiosis; Polar bear; Tick-borne disease; Wildlife;

D O I：

10.1016/j.vprsr.2019.100350

中图分类号：

R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;

摘要：

A 28-year-old female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) housed in a zoo in Upstate New York presented with acute inappetence and lethargy. The bear's condition rapidly deteriorated, and because laboratory testing indicated severe hepatic and renal disease, the bear was humanely euthanized. Examination of a blood smear from a sample collected just prior to euthanasia revealed the presence of intra-erythrocytic inclusions, which were identified as Babesia sp. by PCR. Although it is unclear if babesiosis contributed to this bear's clinical signs, this is the first report of Babesia sp. infection in this species. Zoological institutions exhibiting polar bears and located in tick-endemic areas, as well as managers of wild populations, should be aware of this species' susceptibility to babesiosis.

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