Observations on dogs found naturally infected with Hepatozoon canis in Italy

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 154, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 565-571

  Gavazza, A ^a   Bizzeti, M ^a   Papini, R ^a,b  

^a Dipartimento di Clinica Veterinaria   (Italy)

^b Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biochemical findings; Clinical signs; Epidemiology; Haematological findings; Hepatozoon canis; Italy

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ANEMIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOG DISEASE; ELECTROPHORESIS; EOSINOPHILIA; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEPATOZOONOSIS; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; NEUTROPHILIA; NONHUMAN; PALPATION; PARASITEMIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TICK BORNE DISEASE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACARI; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; HEPATOZOON; HEPATOZOON CANIS;

EID: 0242266550     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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