Abstract
Hepatozoon canis and Hepatozoon americanum are tick-borne infections of dogs transmitted by different tick species, with dissimilar geographic distributions, target organs, and clinical syndromes. H canis is transmitted mostly by the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, affects hemolymphoid organs, is associated with anemia and other hematologic abnormalities, and is widely prevalent globally, whereas H americanum is transmitted by the Gulf Coast tick Amblyomma maculatum, causes severe myositis, and is an emerging parasite in the southern United States. Treatment of these 2 infections decreases the parasitic load without elimination. Domestic cats are infected with 3 Hepatozoon species.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1341-1358 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest related to any of the topics presented in this publication.
Keywords
- American canine hepatozoonosis
- Hepatozoon americanum
- Hepatozoon canis
- Hepatozoon felis
- Hepatozoon silvestris