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. 2015 Jun 19:191–219. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-4557-4083-3.00006-1

Figure 6-12.

Figure 6-12

Septic exudate. Neosporosis. Abdominal. Dog. Same case A-B.

A, Two extracellular crescent-shaped tachyzoites measuring approximately 7 microns in length along with many markedly degenerate neutrophils. (Wright-Giemsa; HP oil.) B, Zoom magnification of degenerate neutrophils with two elongated extracellular tachyzoites containing a prominent focal nucleus. (Wright-Giemsa; HP oil.) Diagnosis confirmed by serum titer and PCR analysis.

(Material courtesy of Tara Holmberg et al., University of California; Case 1 of 2005 ASVCP case review session.)