Difference between revisions of "Coccidiosis - Dog"

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*Little pathogenicity
 
*Little pathogenicity
  
*Even if faecal oocyst count is high, other causes of [[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|diarrhoea]] should be looked for
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*Even if faecal oocyst count is high, other causes of [[Diarrhoea|diarrhoea]] should be looked for
  
 
*''Hepatozoon americanum'' and subclinical ''H. canis'' in [[Bones Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Hepatozoon|periosteal bone formation]]
 
*''Hepatozoon americanum'' and subclinical ''H. canis'' in [[Bones Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Hepatozoon|periosteal bone formation]]

Revision as of 19:21, 6 June 2010

Isospora canis - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • 2 common and 2 less common Isospora species
  • Occasionally can cause disease
  • Little pathogenicity
  • Even if faecal oocyst count is high, other causes of diarrhoea should be looked for
  • Hepatozoon americanum and subclinical H. canis in periosteal bone formation
    • Both are Tick borne diseases
      • H. canisRhipicephalus sanguineus
      • Ticks become infected by ingesting a blood meal containing macrophages and neutrophils infected with the parasite gamonts -> sexual replication in the gut of the tick -> oocysts containing infective sporozoites -> dogs ingest the tick  schizogony occurs in numerous tissues