Babesiosis due to the canine Babesia microti-like small piroplasm in dogs - first report from Portugal and possible vertical transmission
Abstract Background Canine babesiosis (or piroplasmosis) is endemic in northern Portugal, but molecularly confirmed graham c+ cream cases of infection with small piroplasms have not been reported in the country.Three German shepherd dogs - a bitch and its 2-month old pup and an unrelated male - clinically suspected of piroplasmosis were assessed fo