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BABESIOSIS Blood smears from a dog with babesiosis. A, Large, unnamed Babesia piroplasm originally identified
in dogs in North Carolina. A pair of large, piriform-shape merozoites are present in an erythrocyte. B, Individual
merozoites of Babesia gibsoni in erythrocytes (arrows). C, Babesia conradae merozoite within an erythrocyte (arrow).
Polychromasia and anisocytosis are also present. Although considered a small Babesia species, in this image, the
organism is relatively large (1000× magnification, Wright stain). (From Birkenheuer AJ: Babesiosis. In Sykes JE, editor:
Canine and feline infectious diseases, St. Louis, 2014, Saunders.)
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED
READINGS
Baneth G: Antiprotozoal treatment of canine
babesiosis. Vet Parasitol 254:58-63, 2018.
Geurden T, et al: Evaluation of the efficacy of
sarolaner (Simparica®) in the prevention of babe-
siosis in dogs. Parasit Vectors 10:415, 2017.
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