Clinicopathological and molecular profiles of Babesia vogeli infection and Ehrlichia canis coinfection
Background and Aim: Canine babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic disease, is caused by the hemoprotozoa, Babesia vogeli, and Babesia gibsoni.Infection with these parasites, which is endemic globally, leads to life-threatening immunosuppression in dogs.The merozoites invade the red blood cells (RBCs) of infected dogs.Ehrlichia canis, an hydrangea red s