Para Lab 6 Notes Flashcards
causative agent of hepatozoonosis
hepatozoon canis
is hepatozoonosis heteroxenous or homoxenous?
obligate heteroxrnous
what is the biological vector of hepatozoon canis
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
symptoms / clinicial signs of hepatozoonosis
frequently asymptomatic
lethargy, fever, anorexia, anaemia, swelling of LN, lachrymation, nasal discharge.
in what cells can we find hepatozoons
neutrophil granulocytes
in what form can we find hepatozoon in neutrophil granulocytes
gamont
what type of ssample is required for a parasitological diagnosis of hepatozoon?
blood smear
what size are the gamonts of hepatozoon in neutrophil grnaulocytes?
10 - 12 um elliptical
what size is hte schizont of a hepatozoon
50 - 100um
what type of wall and locaiton of nuclei in the schizont of a hepatozoon?
unilaminar wall
nuclei on the peripehery
babesia species found in equine
babesia caballi
babesia species found in cattle
b divergens - zoonotic
b bovis
b bigemina
b major
babesia species found in canine
b canis
b vogeli
b gibsoni
what is the most zoonotic species of babesia
b divergens
in what species can abortion occur in babesiosis infection
cattle
what species does hemoglobinuria not occur in for babesiosis infection
does not occur in horses in hte case of b caballi
what symptoms occur in digs in hte case of babesiosis infection
keratitis
iridocyclitis
nervous signs
what are the signs of chronic babesiosi infection
intermittent fever for several months
gradual emaciaiton
anaemia
babesiosis form found in RBCs
piroplasms
what staining is used to detect babesia piroplasm in RBCs
giemsa staining
red nucleus, blue cytoplasm.
typical appearance of ‘small babesia’
b divergens
<3um
typically appear as a paired near edge of the cell
typical appearance of ‘large babesia’
b . bigemina
3 - 5um
paired at acute angle in RBCs
shape of babesia species
pyriform
round
elongated
cigar shaoed
necropsy findings of babesiosis infection
sub-epicardial and sub-endocardial haemorrhages
red abd brownred urine in bladder
catarrh and petechiae in GI mucosa