Parasite quantification is crucial to understand disease pathogenesis. An automated method of determining parasite density would facilitate higher throughput and provide results that are more objective. The study objectives ...

Acid-base disorders are common in critical care patients, and thus understanding these derangements is important in critical care medicine1-3. Disturbances should be expected in animals presenting with gastro-intestinal, ...

Canine parvovirus (CPV) infection is characterized by a disruption of gut barrier function, which allows the systemic entry of bacteria and endotoxin, and the development of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome ...

Trauma of diverse origins is a common reason for presentation of pets for treatment. It is often difficult clinically to objectively measure the severity of any trauma to an animal. One approach is to measure the changes ...

The course of the haemopoietic response during canine babesiosis caused by Babesia rossi has not previously been studied. This prospective, descriptive longitudinal study on clinical cases describes the haematological ...

A proportion of Babesia rossi infections in dogs are classified as complicated. One of the most lethal complications is the acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory destress syndrome (ARDS). Patients affected by this ...

Background and objecttives: The aims of this study were to determine whether: i) diseases in hospitalised South African dogs with leukocyte counts ≥35x109/l were different from, ii) hospitalisation time longer than and ...

A hypercoagulable state has been demonstrated in human falciparum malaria in mild and complicated forms of the disease. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) was implicated by some authors, but deemed a rare occurrence ...

The spleen is the largest secondary lymphoid organ in the body and therefore not only does it perform many hematopoietic functions but it also mounts an immunological response to blood-borne antigens. Malaria and babesiosis, ...