A Study of Naturally Acquired Canine Babesiosis Caused by Single and Mixed Babesia Species in Zambia: Clinicopathological Findings and Case Management

Table 2

Overall haematological findings in blood samples from Babesia-positive dogs () and by species in Zambia.

Parameter	All Babesia-positive (mean ± SD)	B. rossi (mean ± SD)	B. gibsoni (mean ± SD)	Mixed (mean ± SD)	Reference values [33]
WBCs × 10^3/μL	9.67 ± 7.46	17.17 ± 8.46	8.68 ± 3.78	9.04 ± 6.32	5.5–16.9
RBCs × 10^6/μL	2.98 ± 1.50	1.74 ± 0.44	2.92 ± 1.06	3.17 ± 1.40	5.5–8.5
PCV (%)	18.37 ± 9.22	10.67 ± 1.53	16.11 ± 6.81	20.15 ± 9.94	37–55
P/protein (g/dL)	7.15 ± 1.28	6.40 ± 0.20	5.90 ± 0.88	7.48 ± 1.20	5.4–7.7
Haemo’gb (g/dL)	6.40 ± 3.05	4.07 ± 0.23	5.26 ± 2.69	6.86 ± 3.33	12.0–18.0
MCV (fL)	64.19 ± 13.34	62.73 ± 8.09	62.16 ± 4.55	63.51 ± 4.45	60–72
MCHC (%)	35.94 ± 6.14	38.70 ± 6.85	33.44 ± 1.20	33.79 ± 1.28	31–37
MCH (pg)	23.35 ± 5.30	24.67 ± 7.74	20.60 ± 1.99	21.45 ± 1.77	19.5–24.5
WBC differential count
Band neutrophils %	3.29 ± 4.80	6.00 ± 1.73	1.80 ± 0.84	3.44 ± 2.31	0–3
Seg. neutrophils %	55.98 ± 13.24	58.0 ± 23.5	50.60 ± 20.34	55.12 ± 14.69	60–80
Lymphocytes %	29.57 ± 11.45	26.0 ± 24.3	38.20 ± 20.96	31.29 ± 12.70	10–34
Eosinophils %	4.26 ± 2.38	4.00 ± 1.00	4.20 ± 3.03	4.765 ± 1.52	2–10
Monocyte %	6.73 ± 4.48	4.87 ± 3.74	6.65 ± 4.73	5.93 ± 4.18	1–11
n	363	5	20	37