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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Completing the Puzzle: A Cluster of Hunting Dogs with Tick-Borne Illness from a Fishing Community in Tobago, West Indies.

Roxanne A Charles, Patricia Pow-Brown, Annika Gordon-Dillon, Lemar Blake, Soren Nicholls, Arianne Brown-Jordan, Joanne Caruth, Candice Sant, Indira Pargass, Asoke Basu and 3 more

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Roxanne A CharlesSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Patricia Pow-BrownSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Annika Gordon-DillonAnimal Health Unit, Division of Food Security, Natural Resources, The Environment and Sustainable Development, Tobago House of Assembly, Milshirv Administrative Complex, Corner Milford & Shirvan Road, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.
Lemar BlakeSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.ORCID 0000-0002-3036-015X
Soren NichollsDepartment of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Arianne Brown-JordanDepartment of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Joanne CaruthAnimal Health Unit, Division of Food Security, Natural Resources, The Environment and Sustainable Development, Tobago House of Assembly, Milshirv Administrative Complex, Corner Milford & Shirvan Road, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.
Candice SantSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.ORCID 0000-0003-0837-1984
Indira PargassSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.ORCID 0000-0001-5624-3341
Asoke BasuSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.ORCID 0000-0002-3721-8893
Emmanuel AlbinaCentre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), DGDRS, 34000 Montpellier, France.
Christopher OuraSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Karla GeorgesSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.ORCID 0000-0001-5910-1429
University of the West Indies · TTUniversity of Trinidad and Tobago · TTCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement · FR

Funding

AIDS Healthcare Foundation 16184; 1652; 2University of the West Indies CRP.5.Jun17.28
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eight hunting dogs were visited by a state veterinarian on the island of Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, as owners reported anorexia and paralysis in five of their dogs. The veterinarian observed a combination of clinical signs consistent with tick-borne illness, including fever, anorexia, anaemia, lethargy and paralysis. Blood and ticks were collected from each dog and submitted to a diagnostic laboratory for analysis. Microscopic analysis revealed a mixed infection of intracytoplasmic organisms consistent with

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BabesiaDog DiseasesTick-Borne DiseasesAnimalsBabesiosisDogsEhrlichiaEhrlichiosisFemaleMaleTrinidad and TobagoAmblyommaAnaplasmaBabesiaEhrlichiaHepatozoonRhipicephalustick-borne diseasesticksTobagoWest Indies

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PMID38392899
PMCPMC10891510
OpenAlexW4391752457

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