Table 1.
Alterations detected in the complete blood count of four jennies found incidentally infected with Onchocerca microfilariae.
| Hematological values | Reference range* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | ||
| Red blood cells M/μL | 3.40↓ | 6.47 | 5.42 | 5.25 | 4.4–7.1 |
| Hematocrit % | 18.5 | 35.2 | 30.9 | 29.8 | 27–42 |
| Hemoglobin g/dL | 7.1↓ | 12.1 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 9.1–14.7 |
| Mean corpuscular volume fL | 54.4 | 54.4 | 57.0 | 56.8 | 53–67 |
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin pg | 20.9 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 17.6–23.1 |
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration g/dL | 38.4↑ | 34.4 | 35.3 | 35.2 | 32–37.5 |
| Red blood cell distribution width % | 21.4 | 22.9↑ | 20.5 | 22.4 | 16.1–22.5 |
| Total leukocytes K/μL | 14.78 | 10.95 | 15.69 | 6.40 | 6.2–16 |
| Neutrophils K/μL | 11.82↑ | 5.04 | 5.49 | 3.07 | 2.4–6.3 |
| Lymphocytes K/μL | 1.18↓ | 4.27 | 6.12 | 2.28 | 1.6–8.5 |
| Monocytes K/μL | 1.77↑ | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.0–0.8 |
| Eosinophils K/μL | 0.00 | 1.31↑ | 3.45↑ | 0.73 | 0.1–1.0 |
| Basophils K/μL | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.31↑ | 0.00 | 0.0–0.2 |
| Platelets K/μL | 296 | 190 | 295 | 190 | 95–360 |
| Mean platelet volume fL | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 8.8–12.0 |
| Appearance of plasma | Lipemia ++ | Clear | Clear | Clear | NA |
| Microfilaraemia at the blood smear | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Microfilaraemia by Knott's technique | 4 | 31 | 1 | 3 | NA |
*
Reference range used internally at the Clinical Pathology Laboratory; the values out-the-range are in italics; ↓, decreased values; ↑, increased values; NA, not applicable.