<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Abstract In the present study, a case of a Hepatozoan canis infection in a dog with a sexually transmissible venereal tumour is reported. Haematological examination revealed marked decrease in haemoglobin, PCV and RBC counts and the blood smear revealed rouleaux formation of RBC, hypochromasia, leptocytes and neutrophilia. Neutrophils were parasitized with both non-nucleated and stained nucleated forms of H. canis. Serum biochemistry results showed elevated levels of alkaline phosphatise, whereas blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, total protein, albumin and globulin were in the normal range.</p></abstract>

In the present study, a case of a Hepatozoan canis infection in a dog with a sexually transmissible venereal tumour is reported. Haematological examination revealed marked decrease in haemoglobin, PCV and RBC counts and the blood smear revealed rouleaux formation of RBC, hypochromasia, leptocytes and neutrophilia. Neutrophils were parasitized with both non-nucleated and stained nucleated forms of H. canis. Serum biochemistry results showed elevated levels of alkaline phosphatise, whereas blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, total protein, albumin and globulin were in the normal range.

A Report of a Hepatozoon Canis Infection in a Dog with Transmissible Venereal Tumour

Centralised Clinical Laboratory Madras Veterinary College, Chennai - 600007, Tamil Nadu, India

Macedonian Veterinary Review

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In the present study, a case of a Hepatozoan canis infection in a dog with a sexually transmissible venereal tumour is reported. Haematological examination...

A Report of a Hepatozoon Canis Infection in a Dog with Transmissible Venereal Tumour

Published Online: Nov 18, 2015

Page range: 233 - 237

Received: Mar 17, 2015

Accepted: Jun 10, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2015.06.046

Keywords
canine, transmissible venereal tumour, Hepatozoon canis

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A Report of a Hepatozoon Canis Infection in a Dog with Transmissible Venereal Tumour

Published Online: Nov 18, 2015

Page range: 233 - 237

Received: Mar 17, 2015

Accepted: Jun 10, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2015.06.046

Keywordscanine, transmissible venereal tumour, Hepatozoon canis

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
canine, transmissible venereal tumour, Hepatozoon canis