| babesia canis and babesia rossi co-infection in an untraveled nigerian dog. | a sexually intact 6-month-old female alsatian dog was presented to the veterinary clinic of the national veterinary research institute, vom, plateau state, nigeria, for the following complaints: anorexia, hemoglobinuria, fever, tick infestation and general malaise. microscopy revealed piroplasms with a wide range of sizes (1-5 μm in length) in red blood cells, raising a suspicion of a co-infection with two or more babesia species. specific pcr assays for canine babesia spp. and dna sequencing re ... | 2010 | 20705395 |
| occurrence of tick-transmitted pathogens in dogs in jos, plateau state, nigeria. | canine babesiosis caused by babesia rossi, transmitted by haemaphysalis elliptica in south africa, has also been reported from nigeria. although h. leachi (sensu lato) is widespread in sub-saharan africa, published literature on the occurrence of canine babesiosis is meagre. it has been postulated that the genotype of babesia rossi erythrocyte membrane antigen 1 (brema1) may be linked to virulence of the specific isolate. the primary objective of this study was to detect and characterise tick-bo ... | 2014 | 24661795 |