Clinical sings and changes of erythrocyte morphology at spontaneous Babesia canis infection of dogs

CLINICAL SINGS AND CHANGES OF ERYTHROCYTE MORPHOLOGY AT SPONTANEOUS BABESIA CANIS INFECTION OF DOGS

Shabuldo A.I., Panova O.A., Glamazdin I.G.
Moscow State University of Food Production, All-Russian K.I. Skryabin Scientific Research Institute of Fundamental and Applied Parasitology of Animals and Plants, Russian Academy of Personnel Maintenance of the Agroindustrial Complex.

Summary

One recorded the following clinical signs of B. canis infection in dogs: elevation of temperature, fever in 100% of cases, hemoglobinuria in 70% of cases, increase of pulse in 60% of cases, tachycardia in 50% of cases, anorexia in 40% of cases, respiratory disturbances in 20% of cases, nerve disorders in 20% of cases and finally anuria in 10% of cases. The morphology erythrocyte changes are manifested in variation of their size, shape, intensity and mode of staining and presence of pathological inclusions in them.

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