Neutrophil Myeloperoxidase Index in Dogs With Babesiosis Caused by Babesia rossi

Babesiosis caused by the virulent tick-borne hemoprotozoan, Babesia rossi, results in a marked systemic inflammatory host response in dogs. Neutrophils form part of the innate immune response and contains myeloperoxidase (MPO) as the predominant component of the neutrophil lysosomal protein in azuro...

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Main Authors: Anri Celliers, Yolandi Rautenbach, Emma Hooijberg, Mary Christopher, Amelia Goddard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00072/full