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Hemotological Change of Canine Babesiasis

In previous studies, high fever, inappentence, increased respiratory rate, muscle tremors, anemia, jaundice, loss of weight hemoglobinenuria and hemoglobinuria were found in dogs infected intraerythrocytic protzoan parasites of the gennus Babesia. These changes were mainly caused by the intravascular hemolysis. In this study, a Pit Bull Terrier, which was infected by babesia, was investigated clinical signs and patterms of blood. The findings from this study indicated that dog with severs clinical signs shown erythropenia, lymphocytophilia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia and eosinpenia. Furthermore, it presenter low level of hemglobin and hematocrit. However MCV, MCH and MCHC did not decreased as compare to normal dogs.