Tick (Ixodes holocyclus) paralysis in an imported dog

Authors: Hutton JB
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 22, Issue 9, pp 173, Sep 1974
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Companion animal, Dog
Subject Terms: Biosecurity, Inflammation, Integument/skin/wool/hair/fur/feather, Disease/defect, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Import/export/trade, Parasites - external
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: I wish to record a case of tick paralysis in a dog shortly after its arrival from Australia. The dog was a 3-year-old Corgi which had been in the North Ryde area of Sydney for year. North Ryde is a known tick area so the dog was kept in an isolated pen, but was allowed out for exercise night and morning. The dog was dipped with 0.5% malathion and examined as required by New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries import requirements, before being flown to Christchurch the following day. The first symptoms were seen 5 days after arrival. Initially a slight cough was observed, thought to be a bone stuck in the throat, but when the cough became more pronounced and accompanied by ataxia, veterinary advice was sought…

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