Thelazia callipaeda (railliet and henry, 1910) case in a dog: first record in turkey
A 2.5 years old male Golden Retriever breed dog with the itching, runny eyes, and continuous unease complaints was brought to a private veterinary medical centre in the Thrace region of Turkey, in September 2017. It was observed that there was a purulent conjunctivitis in the left eye and there was...
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| description | A 2.5 years old male Golden Retriever breed dog with the itching, runny eyes, and continuous unease complaints was brought to a private veterinary medical centre in the Thrace region of Turkey, in September 2017. It was observed that there was a purulent conjunctivitis in the left eye and there was a mobile structure under the membrane nictitans after the examination. A drop of local anesthetic was dripped into the eye, and the mobile structure was removed with the help of a forceps. This removed structure was taken into the solution of 70% alcohol on suspicion of parasite. Both the extracted material and the blood samples were sent to the Department of Internal Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for evaluation and it was evaluated with parasitologist. The parasite was cleared by taken into a 0.9% physiological saline and kept in the lactophenol for two days for transparency. Then, the transparent parasite was determined as Thelazia callipaeda after microscopic examination. The ocular form of thelaziasis caused by T. callipaeda in a dog has been reported for the first time in Turkey with this case report. By this report, first case of ocular thelaziasis reported seen a dog in Turkey and it was aimed to point out that this parasite can lead to significant eye problems in animals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c46bbda228a46ab876e38327c874cbd2023-06-19T06:34:52ZengKafkas University, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineKafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi1309-22512018-11-0125112913210.9775/kvfd.2018.204872442Thelazia callipaeda (railliet and henry, 1910) case in a dog: first record in turkeyMustafa ESER0Özlem MİMAN1Abuzer ACAR2Anadolu University Open Education Faculty Health Programs, TR-26470 Tepebaşı, Eskişehir - TURKEYDokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Parasitology, TR-35210 Alsancak, İzmir - TURKEYAfyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, TR-03200 Afyonkarahisar - TURKEYA 2.5 years old male Golden Retriever breed dog with the itching, runny eyes, and continuous unease complaints was brought to a private veterinary medical centre in the Thrace region of Turkey, in September 2017. It was observed that there was a purulent conjunctivitis in the left eye and there was a mobile structure under the membrane nictitans after the examination. A drop of local anesthetic was dripped into the eye, and the mobile structure was removed with the help of a forceps. This removed structure was taken into the solution of 70% alcohol on suspicion of parasite. Both the extracted material and the blood samples were sent to the Department of Internal Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for evaluation and it was evaluated with parasitologist. The parasite was cleared by taken into a 0.9% physiological saline and kept in the lactophenol for two days for transparency. Then, the transparent parasite was determined as Thelazia callipaeda after microscopic examination. The ocular form of thelaziasis caused by T. callipaeda in a dog has been reported for the first time in Turkey with this case report. By this report, first case of ocular thelaziasis reported seen a dog in Turkey and it was aimed to point out that this parasite can lead to significant eye problems in animals.https://vetdergikafkas.org/pdf.php?id=2442dogocular thelaziasisthelazia callipaedagolden retriever |
| spellingShingle | Mustafa ESER Özlem MİMAN Abuzer ACAR Thelazia callipaeda (railliet and henry, 1910) case in a dog: first record in turkey Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi dog ocular thelaziasis thelazia callipaeda golden retriever |
| title | Thelazia callipaeda (railliet and henry, 1910) case in a dog: first record in turkey |
| title_full | Thelazia callipaeda (railliet and henry, 1910) case in a dog: first record in turkey |
| title_fullStr | Thelazia callipaeda (railliet and henry, 1910) case in a dog: first record in turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thelazia callipaeda (railliet and henry, 1910) case in a dog: first record in turkey |
| title_short | Thelazia callipaeda (railliet and henry, 1910) case in a dog: first record in turkey |
| title_sort | thelazia callipaeda railliet and henry 1910 case in a dog first record in turkey |
| topic | dog ocular thelaziasis thelazia callipaeda golden retriever |
| url | https://vetdergikafkas.org/pdf.php?id=2442 |
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