Hepatozoonose canina: achados clínico-epidemiológicos em três casos

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, le...

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Autores: Aguiar, D.M., Ribeiro, M.G. [UNESP], Silva, W.B. [UNESP], Dias Jr, J.G. [UNESP], Megid, Jane [UNESP], Paes, A.C. [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/28555
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09352004000300021
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/28555
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:cão
Hepatozoon canis
epidemiologia
sinais clínicos
dog
epidemiology
clinical signs
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Sumario: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.