Infecçäo experimental de cäes com amostras de Babesia canis isoladas em Minas Gerais / Dog experimental infection of Babesia canis isolated in Minas Gerais State
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
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54(5): 546-548, out. 2002. tab, graf
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en Portugués
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ABSTRACT
The objective of the present study was to evaluate parasitemia and packed cell volume patterns of dogs experimentally inoculated with two isolates of Babesia canis one from Belo Horizonte (BH) and the other from Lavras (Lv), Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Both isolates showed similar patterns, with the peak of parasitemia occurring three days post-infection. From the fourth day, parasitemia was detected in low levels (0.01 percent) with small periodical increases. The packed cell volume decreased after the parasitemia beginning, with oscillations during the experimental period. All dogs remained apparently normal, except one, which had been inoculated with the BH isolate and presented classical clinical signs of babesiosis (weakness, anemia, hemoglobinuria and depression). The results suggest that the studied isolates have low pathogenicity, and point to the need for further studies aiming to characterize the subspecies of Brazilian isolates
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Asunto principal:
Babesia
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Perros
Límite:
Animales
Idioma:
Portugués
Revista:
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Veterinaria
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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