Abstract
A survey for the prevalence of antibodies to Hepatozoon canis and for intraneutrophilic H. canis gametocytes in the peripheral blood neutrophils of dogs in Israel showed that 33.1% were seropositive, while only 1% of the dogs sampled had detectable parasites in their blood smears. Exposure to H. canis is widespread but it appears that most infected dogs undergo a subclinical infection and only a small proportion develop clinical disease.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Protozoan / blood*
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Coccidiosis / epidemiology
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Coccidiosis / immunology
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Coccidiosis / parasitology
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Coccidiosis / veterinary*
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Dog Diseases / epidemiology
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Dog Diseases / immunology
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Dog Diseases / parasitology*
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Dogs
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Eucoccidiida / isolation & purification*
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Female
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Israel / epidemiology
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Male
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Prevalence
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Tick-Borne Diseases / epidemiology
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Tick-Borne Diseases / immunology
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Tick-Borne Diseases / parasitology
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Tick-Borne Diseases / veterinary*