Morphometric Variations In Piroplasms Of Babesia Canis From  Naturally Infected Dogs From Punjab (India)

Mohamed S M Eljadar; L D  Singla; Radya A A Mustafa; S K Uppal

doi:10.48165/

Authors

Mohamed S M Eljadar Departments of Veterinary Parasitology,College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana - 141 004, Punjab (India)
L D Singla Departments of Veterinary Parasitology,College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana - 141 004, Punjab (India)
Radya A A Mustafa Animal Disease Research Centre, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana - 141 004, Punjab (India)
S K Uppal Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana - 141 004, Punjab (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Babesia canis, dog, piroplasms, morphometery

Abstract

This study presents the morphometeric characteristics of canine haemo protozoan, Babesia canis, by using software DP2-BSW (Olympus). Most of the B. canis in erythrocytes were pyriform bodies at an acute angle whereas afew were at obtuse angle. The other erythrocytic stage of B. canis was commonly tetrad with some polymorphic forms including ovoid, amoeboid, elongated, umbrella-like, etc. The micrometric measurements of B. canis piroplasms varied from 2.93 - 5.80 x 2.10 - 3.30 µm and a quartered parasite of 5.1 x 5.4 µm size was also seen. The only species of tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, a known vector of B. canis, was recovered from infected dogs.

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