Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (Jun 2004)

Hepatozoonose canina: achados clínico-epidemiológicos em três casos Canine hepatozoonosis: clinic-epidemiological data in three cases

  • D.M. Aguiar,
  • M.G. Ribeiro,
  • W.B. Silva,
  • J.G. Dias Jr,
  • J. Megid,
  • A.C. Paes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09352004000300021
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 56, no. 3
pp. 411 – 413

Abstract

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Clinic-epidemiological data in canine infection by Hepatozoon canis were reported. Apatia, anorexia, prostaction, weight loss and muscle pain were the most-common clinical recognized signs. Blood smear was used as diagnosis method for the detection of H. canis gamonts in the neutrophils. Anaemia, leucocytosis, monocytosis and lymphopenia were observed in the haematological exams. Imidocarb dipropionate associated with tetracyclines and sulfamethoxasole-trimethoprim were used in therapy.

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