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Theileriosis in a reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) associated with a potentially novel Theileria sp.
Veterinary clinical pathology - 1 Dec 2012
Garner Bridget C, Holman Patricia, Berent Linda M
Abstract excerpt
A 5-year-old male neutered reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) from Missouri was presented with a 3-week history of anorexia, respiratory distress, lethargy, and weight loss. Blood smear review revealed that a small percentage of RBCs contained small (1-2 μm in length) pleomorphic piroplasms (signet ring, rod- or pear-shaped, and elongate forms) with an eccentric magenta nucleus and basophilic cytoplasm. Nested...
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