A case report: A dog with acute onset of Hepatozoon canis infection

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 835-838

  Sakuma, Masato ^a   Nakahara, Yoshitaka ^a,b   Suzuki, Hiroyuki ^c,d   Uchimura, Masato ^d   Sekiya, Zin ^e   Setoguchi, Asuka ^a   Endo, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Chuzan Animal Hospital   (Japan)

^d Usuki Animal Clinic   (Japan)

^e Kanoya Animal Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute onset; Canine; Hepatozoon canis

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RNA 18S;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; HEPATOZOON CANIS;

EID: 68849110662     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.835     Document Type: Article

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