Clinical and molecular investigation of a canine distemper outbreak and vector-borne infections in a group of rescue dogs imported from Hungary to Switzerland

Willi, Barbara; Spiri, Andrea M.; Meli, Marina L.; Grimm, Felix; Beatrice, Laura; Riond, Barbara; Bley, Tim; Jordi, Rolf; Dennler, Matthias; Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina

doi:10.1186/s12917-015-0471-0

Table 1 Signalment, vaccination history, anamnesis, clinical examination and therapy of the 14 rescue dogs

From: Clinical and molecular investigation of a canine distemper outbreak and vector-borne infections in a group of rescue dogs imported from Hungary to Switzerland

Dog¹	Town²	Gender³	Age⁴	Breed	CDV vaccination	Symptoms after arrival (22.10.13)	Date of CE⁷	Findings at CE⁷	Therapy⁸
Dog 1	Aesch	fs	2 y	Mixed breed	15.10.13⁵	Diarrhoea	28.10.13	Fever, ocular/nasal discharge, coughing, tachypnoea	Infusion, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (iv, po), inhalation
Dog 2	Widnau	f	8 m	Mixed breed	15.10.13⁵	Diarrhoea, coughing, ocular/nasal discharge	5.11.13	Fever, ocular/nasal discharge, coughing, dehydration, increased inspiratory lung sounds, fluid-filled bowel loops	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (po), tobramycin eye drops
Dog 3	Hettiswil	fs	2 y	Mixed breed	15.10.13⁵	Apathy, coughing, nasal discharge	22.10.13	Fever, paleness, purulent-bloody nasal discharge, increased inspiratory lung sounds, diarrhoea	Infusion, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (iv, po), marbofloxacine (iv, po), imidocarb diproprionate (sc)
Dog 4	Niederglatt	mc	3 y	Mixed breed	15.10.13⁵	Diarrhoea, coughing, gagging	22.10.13	Fever, purulent ocular discharge, coughing, increased inspiratory lung sounds, conjunctivitis	Infusion, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (iv, po), allopurinol, inhalation
Dog 5	Aadorf	m	6 m	Mixed breed	15.10.13⁵	None	5.11.13	Fluid-filled bowel loops	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (po), metronidazole (po), diet, deworming
Dog 6	Unterkulm	f	6 m	Mixed breed	15.10.13⁵	Diarrhoea, sneezing	5.11.13	Conjunctivitis, fluid-filled bowel loops	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (po)
Dog 7	Niedergösgen	f	7 m	Mixed breed	18.09.13⁵	Diarrhoea, coughing, gagging	5.11.13	Coughing, increased inspiratory lung sounds	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (po)
Dog 8	Urtenen-Schönbühl	f	8 y	Mixed breed	14.10.13⁵	Coughing, lameness	23.10.13	Paleness, cachexia, otitis externa	Doxycycline (po), ear drops (Aurizon®), imidocarb diproprionate (sc)
Dog 9	Biel	fs	1y	Mixed breed	15.10.13⁵	Vomiting	6.11.13	Mucous vaginal discharge	Unknown
Dog 10	Rheinsulz	mc	3 y	Mixed breed	14.10.13⁵	Diarrhoea, nasal discharge	7.11.13	Conjunctivitis, purulent/mucous ocular/nasal discharge	Doxycycline (po)
Dog 11	Zullwil	fs	2 y	Mixed breed	15.10.13⁵	Lameness	6.11.13	Lameness	None
Dog 12	Küsnacht	fs	2y	Mixed breed	14.10.13⁵, 5.11.13⁶	Vomiting	24.10.13	Normal	None
Dog 13	Meiringen	mc	3 y	Mixed breed	15.10.13⁵	Diarrhoea	12.11.13	Normal	None
Dog 14	Rufi	mc	2 y	Mixed breed	15.10.13⁵	Diarrhoea, coughing	-	-	Antibiotic injection⁹ (sc)

¹CDV positive dogs (at first presentation) are shown in bold, no clinical examination could be performed in Dog 14 due to aggressive behaviour; ²see also Fig. 1; ³ m male intact, mc male castrated, f female intact, fs female spayed; ⁴ y year, m month(s); ⁵vaccination with Biocan DHPPi & L; ⁶vaccination with Nobivac DHPPi; ⁷ CE clinical examination; ⁸ po per os, iv intravenous, sc subcutaneously; ⁹ the antibiotic compound used in Dog 14 was unknown

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