Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A non-descript breed, 6 month old female calf was presented with history of high fever and severe convulsion at Large Animal outpatient unit Veterinary Clinical Complex of Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli. Clinical examination revealed congested mucous membrane, severe dehydration, and enlarged prescapular lymphnode and nervous signs. Haematological examination revealed reduction of haemoglobin and hypoglycemia was noticed in biochemical examination. Blood pictures showed normocytic hypochromic anemia. Peripheral blood smear examination confirmed the presence of Trypanosoma evansi based on the morphological characters. Animal was treated with supportive therapy of 5% dextrose, tribivet and vitamin C. Animal died on the day of presentation but it might have recovered if treated early.
Institution: Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4413132145