Difference between revisions of "Coccidiosis - Dog"
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***''H. canis'' – ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' | ***''H. canis'' – ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' | ||
***Ticks become infected by ingesting a blood meal containing macrophages and [[Neutrophils|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[[Category:Coccidia]] | ***Ticks become infected by ingesting a blood meal containing macrophages and [[Neutrophils|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[[Category:Coccidia]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Dog | + | [[Category:Dog] |
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Revision as of 16:28, 14 July 2010
- 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. canis – Rhipicephalus 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
- Both are Tick borne diseases
[[Category:Dog]