title: Babesia gibsoni infection in three dogs in Victoria.
abstract: Small intraerythrocytic parasites were observed in the blood of three related male American Pit Bull Terriers. Two of the dogs, both less than 1-year-old, were anaemic at the time of initial examination and the third, an adult and sire of the two younger dogs, had a normal haemogram and low parasitaemia. The morphological appearance of the erythrocyte inclusions, analysis of a 450-bp region of the 18S rRNA gene and antibody titres provided evidence that this parasite was Babesia gibsoni, a species not previously reported in Australia.
authors.affiliation: IDEXX Laboratories Melbourne, Unit 124/45 Gilby Rd, Mt Waverley Vic. 3149.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Muhlnickel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jefferies
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Morgan-Ryan
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D001403:Babesia / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D001947:Breeding; D017931:DNA Primers; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000097:blood; D014739:Victoria
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D017931:DNA Primers; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S