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Pol J Vet Sci
June 2024
Department of Epizootiology and Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 30 Głęboka Street, 20-612 Lublin, Poland.
Canine hepatozoonosis is a tick-borne protozoal disease. Two species of Hepatozoon may infect dogs: Hepatozoon americanum and H. canis.
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February 2025
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri 38280, Türkiye.
Hepatozoonosis is a tick-borne infection caused by protozoan species of the Hepatozoon genus in the family Hepatozoidae. This study aimed to determine the presence and prevalence of Hepatozoon spp. in domestic cats and their ticks, to characterize the genotypes, to reveal phylogenetic relationships, and to assess the risk factors associated with infection.
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September 2024
Department of Biotechnology & Biochemistry, Saint Francis DeSales College, Seminary Hills, Nagpur, 440006, India.
Background: Hepatozoonosis has been reported in many species around the world. Few incidences have been reported in various species of wild felids. Tigers are endangered large cats and are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 under Schedule I.
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October 2024
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand; Center of Excellence for Innovation and Technology for Detection and Advanced Materials (ITDAM), Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand. Electronic address:
Hepatozoonosis, caused by the protozoan Hepatozoon canis, is a prevalent blood disease affecting owned and stray dogs and cats. The prevalence of these parasites among companion animals in Thailand remains poorly understood. Diagnosing the old-world form of the disease is challenging due to the wide range of nonspecific clinical signs and the reliance on finding low levels of Hepatozoon gamonts in blood smears for conventional diagnosis.
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September 2024
Present Address: Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
is a type of single-celled organism is spread by ticks and commonly affects dogs. It is responsible for causing one of the most significant parasitic diseases in dogs, called Hepatozoonosis. It is considered one of the most common causes of canine vector-borne diseases because it is closely linked to (the brown dog tick), a species found worldwide.
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