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Molecular detection and characterization of Hepatozoon spp. in dogs from the central part of Turkey.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Apr 2015
Aydin Mehmet Fatih, Sevinc Ferda, Sevinc Mutlu
Abstract excerpt
Canine hepatozoonosis is a tick-borne protozoal disease caused by Hepatozoon spp. Two species of Hepatozoon are currently known to infect dogs as Hepatozoon canis and H. americanum. Although H. canis generally causes a chronic infection with relatively mild clinical alterations compared to H. americanum, infection by H. canis can be life-threatening. The disease is widespread in USA, Africa, Europe, South...
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