Hepatozoon spp.: Pathological and partial 18S rRNA sequence analysis from three Brazilian dogs

Giane R. Paludo; Horacio Friedmann; Arlete Dell'Porto; Douglass K. Macintire; Elizabeth M. Whitley; Mary K. Boudreaux; Gad Baneth; Byron L. Blagburn; Christine C. Dykstra

doi:10.1007/s00436-005-1419-2

Hepatozoon spp. Pathological and partial 18S rRNA sequence analysis from three Brazilian dogs

Giane R. Paludo, Horacio Friedmann, Arlete Dell'Porto, Douglass K. Macintire, Elizabeth M. Whitley, Mary K. Boudreaux, Gad Baneth, Byron L. Blagburn, Christine C. Dykstra^*

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The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine

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Molecular and histopathological studies were carried out on samples from three Brazilian dogs with persistent hepatozoonosis parasitemia. Canine hepatozoonosis was confirmed by finding gametocytes in blood smears. Histopathological examination of skeletal muscle biopsy revealed muscle degeneration and atrophy, and degenerating/regenerating myofibers, similar to the muscle degeneration caused by Hepatozoon americanum . However, the large cystic structures typical of H. americanum were not observed in muscle biopsies from these dogs. Partial 18S rRNA sequences amplified by PCR from the three Brazilian samples demonstrated closest similarity to the Hepatozoon sp. Fukuoka described in Japan (>99% identity). These results indicate that both additional clinical cases and genes need examination in order to determine the phylogenetic relatedness among canid Hepatozoon species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-170
Number of pages	4
Journal	Parasitology Research
Volume	97
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-005-1419-2
State	Published - Aug 2005

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Acknowledgements Maria Aparecida Ramos Castro kindly allowed the use of her three dogs for this work. This project was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnolog-ico—CNPq (Brazil), Auburn University ICRE funds, and by the Auburn University Scott Ritchey Foundation. The experiments comply with current laws of Brazil and the USA.

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