Heterobilharzia americana infection in dogs: A retrospective study of 60 cases (2010-2019).

Amber M GrahamAmy DavenportValentina S MoshnikovaLindsey J GilmourMichelle FabianiMicah A BishopAudrey K Cook

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2021)

Hyperglobulinemia, high eosinophil count, and ultrasonographic evidence of visceral mineralization were suggestive of infection. Hypercalcemia was uncommon. Combination treatment with praziquantel and fenbendazole was variably effective, and 17.6% of treated dogs with known outcome died as a result of HA infection.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
newly diagnosed
replacement therapy