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Effects of Heartworm and Intestinal Parasitic Infections on Hematology and Peripheral Lymph Node Cytology in Louisiana Dogs
Author(s) -
Gossett K.A.,
Root C.R.,
Cleghorn B.,
Church G.E.,
Turk J.R.,
Turk M.A.M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
veterinary clinical pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1939-165X
pISSN - 0275-6382
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-165x.1987.tb00475.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hematology , hookworm infections , dirofilaria immitis , pathology , lymph node , cytology , lymph , occult , peripheral blood , immunology , helminths , helminthiasis , alternative medicine
Summary Hookworm infected dogs had higher blood basophil counts than hookworm negative dogs. Dogs with occult heartworm infection (i.e., without microfilaremia) had higher blood neutrophil counts than heartworm negative dogs. The percentage of eosinophils in peripheral lymph nodes was higher in heartworm infected, microfilaremic dogs than in both occult infected dogs and heartworm negative dogs. Heartworm or intestinal parasitic infection had no other significant effects on hematologic parameters or peripheral lymph node cytology.