PubMed · 2007 · 56 citations · 10 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary ParasitologyHelminthologyParasitologyVeterinary Parasitic DiseasesBlood ParasitesIntestinal ParasitologyParasitic Disease DiagnosisParasitic Disease PathogenesisParasitic Infestation DetectionTick-borne Parasitic DiseasesCanine BabesiosisDipylidium CaninumHematologic AbnormalitiesIntestinal Parasitic CoinfectionParasitic HematologyTick-borne Protozoal InfectionsVeterinary BabesiosisZoonotic Intestinal Parasites
Coinfection with Ehrlichia canis, Babesia canis, Hepatozoon canis, Isospora spp., Giardia spp., and Dipylidium caninum were detected in a 6-week-old dog. The effect of multi-pathogen infection was a fatal combination of gastrointestinal and hematologic abnormalities, including diarrhea, vomiting, anorexia, distended painful abdomen, intussusception, severe thrombocytopenia, anemia, and hypoproteinemia.
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