Research Article, J Vet Sci Med Diagn Vol: 2 Issue: 3
A Cross-Sectional Parasitological Survey of Ehrlichia canisand Hepatozoon canisfrom Hospital Canine Populations in Lusaka, Zambia
| King S Nalubamba1*, Mwaka M Namwila2, Eugene C Bwalya1 and Maxwell Masuku1 | |
| 1Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P O Box 32379, Lusaka 10101, Zambia | |
| 2Vet-Serve Veterinary Clinic, P O Box 38851, Lusaka, Zambia | |
| Corresponding author : King S Nalubamba Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P O Box 32379, Lusaka 10101, Zambia, Tel: +260-977848947; Fax: +260211293727 E-mail: king.nalubamba@unza.zm, kshimumbo@yahoo.com |
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| Received: July 03, 2013 Accepted: September 21, 2013 Published: September 25, 2013 | |
| Citation: Nalubamba KS, Namwila MM, Bwalya EC, Masuku M (2013) A Cross-Sectional Parasitological Survey of Ehrlichia canis and Hepatozoon canis from Hospital Canine Populations in Lusaka, Zambia. J Vet Sci Med Diagn 2:3. doi:10.4172/2325-9590.1000116 |
Abstract
A Cross-Sectional Parasitological Survey of Ehrlichia canisand Hepatozoon canisfrom Hospital Canine Populations in Lusaka, Zambia
Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) and hepatozoonosis are tick-borne diseases (TBD) that cause illness worldwide and are an emerging infectious threat. Clinical and clinicopathological presentation of ehrlichiosis and hepatozoonosis tend to be non-specific and definitive diagnosis is usually based on examination of stained peripheral blood or buffy coat smears, serology or molecular techniques such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
