| first case of babesiosis caused by babesia canis canis in a dog from norway. | an irish setter from the oslo area was presented to the clinic with signs of babesiosis, a few days after a tick bite. blood analysis confirmed babesiosis. microscopic examination of thin blood film revealed large, basophilic, bodies inside erythrocytes, indicative of a large babesia sp. molecular analysis using pcr, indicated the presence of a babesia spp. in the blood. sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the pcr fragment revealed a sequence which was 100% identical to babesia canis canis 1 ... | 2010 | 20378251 |