Hepatozoon canis infection of wild carnivores in Brazil.
Hepatozoon canis was diagnosed in a crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) found on a highway in the region of Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil, after being hit by a car. The fox had bilateral fractures of the olecranon, which was corrected by osteosynthesis. Hematologic findings included a neutrophilia, eosinophilia, monocytosis and mild anemia. In the Leishman-stained blood film, gametocytes of Hepatozoon canis in neutrophils were identified measuring 9.1 +/- 0.54 x 5.3 +/- 0.46 microns.
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Department of Clinical Veterinary, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D016783:Eucoccidiida; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*