Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
411-413, 2004
Comunicação
[Communication]
D.M. Aguiar1,3, M.G. Ribeiro2, W.B. Silva2, J.G. Dias Jr2, J. Megid2, A.C. Paes2
1
Depto. Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal - FMVZ – USP
Av. Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva, 87
05508-000 - São Paulo, SP
2
Depto. Higiene Veterinária e Saúde Pública - FMVZ-UNESP-Botucatu, SP
3
Bolsista do CNPq
ABSTRACT
Clinic-epidemiological data in canine infection by Hepatozoon canis were reported. Apatia, anorexia,
prostaction, weight loss and muscle pain were the most-common clinical recognized signs. Blood smear
was used as diagnosis method for the detection of H. canis gamonts in the neutrophils. Anaemia,
leucocytosis, monocytosis and lymphopenia were observed in the haematological exams. Imidocarb
dipropionate associated with tetracyclines and sulfamethoxasole-trimethoprim were used in therapy.