title: Hemolytic anemia caused by Babesia gibsoni infection in dogs.
abstract: Babesia gibsoni caused severe hemolytic anemia in 11 dogs from southern California. The most common clinical signs of B gibsoni infection were lethargy, anorexia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Acute infection with B gibsoni may be misdiagnosed as autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Diagnosis was most reliably determined by identification of the intraerythrocytic parasites on Giemsa-stained blood smears. The pathogenicity of B gibsoni, difficulties in diagnosis, the parasite's resistance to treatment with available drugs, and frequent interstate movement of dogs indicate that this disease may be a serious threat to dogs throughout the United States.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis 95616.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomford
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yamane
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Whiting
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bosma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uno
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Holshuh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shelly
mesh_terms: D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male