Table 2.

Comparison of results from blood smear examination, PCR and sequence analysis in 45 dogs suspected of babesiosis.

Blood smear	PCR and sequencing		Dogs (n)
	Babesia spp.	Co-infection
Large piroplasms	B. canis canis (98-100%)	Negative	32
	B. canis canis (99-100%)	L. infantum (99-100%)	6
	B. canis canis (99%)	E. canis (100%)	1
		H. canis (99%)	1
	B. canis vogeli (99%)	E. canis (100%) and L. infantum (99%)	1
Piroplasms not found	B. canis canis (100%)	Negative	4

Percentage values refer to species or subspecies relatedness to the GenBank closest sequences.