Table 4.
Summary of clinical presentation in 10 dogs from southern Portugal, clinically suspected of CVBD (group 1) and with a positive result and molecular characterisation by sequence analysis
| Pathogens | Clinical signs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lethargy | Anorexia | Vomit | Pale mucous membranes | Hyperthermia (> 39 °C) | Haemorrhages | Splenomegaly | Musculoskeletal changes | |
| Babesia canis 1 | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | – |
| Babesia canis 2 | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – |
| Babesia vogeli | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | – |
| Hepatozoon canis 1 | − | – | – | + | – | Epistaxis | n.d. | – |
| Hepatozoon canis 2 | + | – | – | – | + | – | – | Tetraparesis |
| Hepatozoon canis 3 | – | + | + | + | – | – | n.d. | – |
| Hepatozoon canis 4 | + | + | – | – | – | – | n.d. | – |
| Mycoplasma haemocanis | + | + | – | – | – | – | n.d. | – |
| Anaplasma platys | + | + | + | – | + | Ecchymosis | – | – |
| Hepatozoon canis + Anaplasma platys | – | + | – | + | – | – | + | Weakness of the limbs |
−: not found; +: present; n.d.: not determined