Case report: treatment of trypanosomes infestation in a Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris ssp. jacksoni)

Kamarudin Zubaidah; Selamat Siti-Suzana; Agai Nur-Mala; Rusdi Mohd-Zamri; Abd Latif Khairul-Anuar

doi:10.64291/63ph6p06

Vol. 36 (2021)

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Case report: treatment of trypanosomes infestation in a Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris ssp. jacksoni)

Published 25-03-2021

Zubaidah Kamarudin
Siti Suzana Selamat
Nur Mala Agai
Mohamad Zamri Rusdi
Khairul Anuar Abd Latif

Zubaidah Kamarudin
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

Siti Suzana Selamat
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

Nur Mala Agai
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

Mohamad Zamri Rusdi
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

Khairul Anuar Abd Latif
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

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Case report: treatment of trypanosomes infestation in a Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris ssp. jacksoni) (K. Zubaidah, S. Siti-Suzana, A. Nur-Mala, R. Mohd-Zamri, & A. L. Khairul-Anuar , Trans.). (2021). Journal of Wildlife and Parks, 36, 39-44. https://doi.org/10.64291/63ph6p06

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Abstract

A male adult Malayan Tiger (Panthera tigris ssp. Jacksoni) was presented with clinical signs of decreased appetite, inactive and gradual loss of body weight. Diagnosis of trypanosomiasis was made based on thin blood smear examination. The hematology and biochemistry results revealed anaemia and hyperproteinaemia and present of marked enlargement of the liver upon abdominal ultrasound. Early treatment with Immiticide® (melarsomine dihydrochloride) only showed partial recovery of the infection. Follow up treatment with two doses of Berenil® (diminazene aceturate) at 3.5 mg/kg by intramuscular injection resulted in full recovery.

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Malayan tiger, trypanosomes, melarsomine dihydrochloride, diminazene aceturate

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