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| Duarte,S.C.; Parente,J.A.; Silveira Neto,O.J.; Jayme,V.S.; Bastos,T.S.A.; Linhares,G.F.C.. |
| ABSTRACT More than 300 species have been described in the genus Hepatozoon, occurring in different vertebrates. Among these, only Hepatozoon canis and Hepatozoon americanum are seen in dogs. Different methods may be used for laboratory diagnosis. The most common of these is direct parasitological examination of parasite stages in blood smears. The aim of this investigation was to conduct a phylogenetic study on Hepatozoon isolates from symptomatic dogs in the city of Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. Blood samples were obtained from 40 symptomatic dogs that had been referred to the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Goiás. Among these, only two samples were positive for Hepatozoon spp. using the direct parasitological method. These samples were then... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Canis familiaris; Hepatozoonosis; Molecular epidemiology; Phylogeny. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352016000601431 |
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