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SUBMITTER: Simoes PB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3082238 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Simões Paula Brilhante PB Cardoso Luís L Araújo Manuela M Yisaschar-Mekuzas Yael Y Baneth Gad G
Parasites & vectors 20110413
<h4>Background</h4>Canine babesiosis (or piroplasmosis) is endemic in northern Portugal, but molecularly confirmed cases of infection with small piroplasms have not been reported in the country. Three German shepherd dogs - a bitch and its 2-month old pup and an unrelated male - clinically suspected of piroplasmosis were assessed for babesial infection.<h4>Results</h4>Parasitemia with small piroplasms was detected by microscopy in two dogs. All three dogs were positive by PCR and the Babesia mic ...[more]