Occurrence and molecular characterization of Babesia species in a canine hospital population in the Londrina Region, Parana State, Brazil

Canine babesiosis is a worldwide disease caused by the protozoan of Babesia genus. Babesia canis and B. gibsoni are both species that naturally infect dogs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the infection of Babesia species in dogs attended at the Londrina State University Veterinary Teach...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria 2008-09, Vol.17 Suppl 1, p.277-283
Hauptverfasser:	Shigueru, Flavio Jojima, Garcia, João Luís, Vidotto, Marilda Carlos, Balarin, Mara Regina S, Fabretti, Andrei Kleiton, Gasparini, Marcela R, Coelho, Adriana Letícia M, Vidotto, Odilon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	por
Schlagworte:	Animals Babesia - genetics Babesiosis - diagnosis Babesiosis - epidemiology Babesiosis - veterinary Brazil Dog Diseases - diagnosis Dog Diseases - epidemiology Dog Diseases - parasitology Dogs Hospitals, Animal Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
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Zusammenfassung:	Canine babesiosis is a worldwide disease caused by the protozoan of Babesia genus. Babesia canis and B. gibsoni are both species that naturally infect dogs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the infection of Babesia species in dogs attended at the Londrina State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital (HV-UEL). It was selected 282 dogs seen at the Londrina State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital (HV-UEL) between April of 2005 and May of 2006. They presented anemia (Packed Cell Volume
ISSN:	1984-2961