title: Molecular identification of Hepatozoon canis in dogs from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of Hepatozoon species infecting dogs in the municipality of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), Brazil, using blood samples (n = 165) drawn from dogs. The species Hepatozoon canis was identified in 3.63% of the tested animals using molecular tools. Further studies are needed to determine the clinical relevance of this infection and the main arthropod vectors involved in its transmission.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto do Nascimento
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Verônica Jorge
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Babo-Terra
authors.affiliation: Diagno Vet Laboratório Veterinário, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Thatianna Camillo
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Pedroso
authors.affiliation: Programa de Residência Profissional da Saúde em Medicina Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Antônio Francisco
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Souza Filho
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Gado de Corte, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Flábio Ribeiro
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: de Araújo
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Herbert Patric Kellermann
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Cleveland
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001938:Brazil; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan