| canine babesiosis in slovenia: molecular evidence of babesia canis canis and babesia canis vogeli. | canine babesiosis, caused by intraerythrocytic babesia spp., is a tick-borne disease of worldwide importance. no information on canine babesiosis has been documented in slovenia. therefore, 238 dogs admitted to the small animal clinic in ljubljana from the years 2000 to 2002 were tested for the presence of babesial parasites in the blood. based on clinical, microscopic and molecular investigations, 14 dogs (5.9%) were determined as being infected with babesiae. clinical signs relating to acute h ... | 2004 | 15210084 |