title: Naturally occurring hepatozoonosis in a coyote.
abstract: Schizonts of Hepatozoon sp. were found in the myocardium of an adult cyote (Canis latrans) collected from the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Austwell, Texas. This constitutes the first time hepatozoonosis has been recorded in Canidae in the Western Hemisphere.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006321:Heart / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D013781:Texas