Hematological profile of blood parasitic infected dogs in Southern Thailand
Background and Aim: Tick-borne pathogens such as Babesia canis, Hepatozoon canis, and Ehrlichia canis can cause serious disease in canines. Each blood parasite can be associated with different hematological characteristics in infected dogs. Identification of hematological alterations during routine...
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| author | Sorawat Thongsahuan Usa Chethanond Siriwat Wasiksiri Vannarat Saechan Wichaya Thongtako Tipayaratn Musikacharoen |
| author_facet | Sorawat Thongsahuan Usa Chethanond Siriwat Wasiksiri Vannarat Saechan Wichaya Thongtako Tipayaratn Musikacharoen |
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| description | Background and Aim: Tick-borne pathogens such as Babesia canis, Hepatozoon canis, and Ehrlichia canis can cause serious disease in canines. Each blood parasite can be associated with different hematological characteristics in infected dogs. Identification of hematological alterations during routine laboratory screening of blood samples from dogs displaying clinical signs is essential for diagnosing blood parasitic infections. This study aimed to evaluate parasitic infections and hematological alterations in blood samples of infected dogs in Southern Thailand.
Materials and Methods: A total of 474 blood samples were collected from dogs presented at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the Prince of Songkla University between 2016 and 2019. An automatic hematology analyzer was used to establish hematological values; peripheral blood films were screened for blood parasites and their detection was associated with hematological alterations to determine the odds ratio (OR).
Results: This study found that E. canis (n=127) was the most common blood parasite infecting dogs in southern Thailand, followed by H. canis (n=100) and B. canis (n=24). Hematological alterations caused by Ehrlichia infections included anemia, thrombocytopenia, monocytosis, and eosinophilia (OR=14.64, 17.63, 20.34, and 13.43, respectively; p<0.01). The blood samples of Hepatozoon-infected dogs were characterized by anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukocytosis, neutrophilia, and monocytosis (OR=6.35, 3.16, 12.80, 11.11, and 17.37, respectively; p<0.01). Anemia, thrombocytopenia, eosinopenia, and lymphopenia (OR=10.09, 33.00, 20.02, and 66.47 respectively; p<0.01) were associated with B. canis-infected dogs.
Conclusion: These data support the fact that hematological abnormalities are a hallmark for the identification of tick-borne infections. The hematological values, hereby reported, can be used as a guideline for the clinical diagnosis of canine blood parasitic infections in Southern Thailand. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e120630ea074e16b031b8a5f0b9364d2022-12-21T22:07:00ZengVeterinary WorldVeterinary World0972-89882231-09162020-11-0113112388239410.14202/vetworld.2020.2388-2394Hematological profile of blood parasitic infected dogs in Southern ThailandSorawat Thongsahuan0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3744-8450Usa Chethanond1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1821-945XSiriwat Wasiksiri2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2447-0587Vannarat Saechan3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4219-7353Wichaya Thongtako4Tipayaratn Musikacharoen5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3716-5787Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.Background and Aim: Tick-borne pathogens such as Babesia canis, Hepatozoon canis, and Ehrlichia canis can cause serious disease in canines. Each blood parasite can be associated with different hematological characteristics in infected dogs. Identification of hematological alterations during routine laboratory screening of blood samples from dogs displaying clinical signs is essential for diagnosing blood parasitic infections. This study aimed to evaluate parasitic infections and hematological alterations in blood samples of infected dogs in Southern Thailand. Materials and Methods: A total of 474 blood samples were collected from dogs presented at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the Prince of Songkla University between 2016 and 2019. An automatic hematology analyzer was used to establish hematological values; peripheral blood films were screened for blood parasites and their detection was associated with hematological alterations to determine the odds ratio (OR). Results: This study found that E. canis (n=127) was the most common blood parasite infecting dogs in southern Thailand, followed by H. canis (n=100) and B. canis (n=24). Hematological alterations caused by Ehrlichia infections included anemia, thrombocytopenia, monocytosis, and eosinophilia (OR=14.64, 17.63, 20.34, and 13.43, respectively; p<0.01). The blood samples of Hepatozoon-infected dogs were characterized by anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukocytosis, neutrophilia, and monocytosis (OR=6.35, 3.16, 12.80, 11.11, and 17.37, respectively; p<0.01). Anemia, thrombocytopenia, eosinopenia, and lymphopenia (OR=10.09, 33.00, 20.02, and 66.47 respectively; p<0.01) were associated with B. canis-infected dogs. Conclusion: These data support the fact that hematological abnormalities are a hallmark for the identification of tick-borne infections. The hematological values, hereby reported, can be used as a guideline for the clinical diagnosis of canine blood parasitic infections in Southern Thailand.http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.13/November-2020/13.pdfblood parasitedogshematological characteristicssouthern thailand |
| spellingShingle | Sorawat Thongsahuan Usa Chethanond Siriwat Wasiksiri Vannarat Saechan Wichaya Thongtako Tipayaratn Musikacharoen Hematological profile of blood parasitic infected dogs in Southern Thailand Veterinary World blood parasite dogs hematological characteristics southern thailand |
| title | Hematological profile of blood parasitic infected dogs in Southern Thailand |
| title_full | Hematological profile of blood parasitic infected dogs in Southern Thailand |
| title_fullStr | Hematological profile of blood parasitic infected dogs in Southern Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hematological profile of blood parasitic infected dogs in Southern Thailand |
| title_short | Hematological profile of blood parasitic infected dogs in Southern Thailand |
| title_sort | hematological profile of blood parasitic infected dogs in southern thailand |
| topic | blood parasite dogs hematological characteristics southern thailand |
| url | http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.13/November-2020/13.pdf |
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