Canine babesiosis: an overview

Canine babesiosis is a tick-borne disease caused by Babesia gibsoni and Babesia canis, comprising of the subspecies B. canis vogeli, B. canis canis and B. canis rossi. These species and subspecies have distinct tick vectors and display distinct pathogenic variables, which may influence the clinical...

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Autores: Braga, Juliana Fortes Vilarinho, Silva, Silvana Maria Medeiros de Sousa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)
Repositorio:Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai::article/5215
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/5215
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Babesia canis
Babesia vogeli
Doença hemolítica
Cães
Carrapatos.
Hemolytic disease
Dog
Ticks.
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Sumario:Canine babesiosis is a tick-borne disease caused by Babesia gibsoni and Babesia canis, comprising of the subspecies B. canis vogeli, B. canis canis and B. canis rossi. These species and subspecies have distinct tick vectors and display distinct pathogenic variables, which may influence the clinical syndromes exhibited by affected animals, besides factors inherent to the infected dog. These morphological, epidemiological and pathogenetic differences of the agents have contributed to variations in the distribution and clinical presentation of the disorder. Therefore, this review aims to expose the etiological, epidemiological, immunological and clinicalpathological features, as well as the methods available for diagnosis of canine babesiosis.