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
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)
Repositorio:Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai::article/5215
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/5215
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Babesia canis
Babesia vogeli
Doença hemolítica
Cães
Carrapatos.
Hemolytic disease
Dog
Ticks.
Descrição
Resumo: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.