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  2. Giemsa stain - Wikipedia

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    Giemsa stained Trypanosoma parasites (Chagas disease pathogen) Whirling disease section stained with Giemsa stain. Giemsa stain (/ ˈ ɡ iː m z ə /), named after German chemist and bacteriologist Gustav Giemsa, is a nucleic acid stain used in cytogenetics and for the histopathological diagnosis of malaria and other parasites.

  3. Skin conditions in dogs: Symptoms, causes, and how to help - AOL

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    Dr. Rebecca MacMillan, a vet with over 15 years of experience, says she regularly sees four skin conditions in particular: skin allergies, parasites, acute moist dermatitis, and endocrine disease.

  4. Babesia canis - Wikipedia

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    Babesia canis is a parasite that infects red blood cells and can lead to anemia. [1] This is a species that falls under the overarching genus Babesia.It is transmitted by the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) and is one of the most common piroplasm infections. [2]

  5. Filariasis - Wikipedia

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    Filariasis is usually diagnosed by identifying microfilariae on Giemsa stained, thin and thick blood film smears, using the "gold standard" known as the finger prick test. The finger prick test draws blood from the capillaries of the finger tip; larger veins can be used for blood extraction, but strict windows of the time of day must be observed.

  6. Babesiosis - Wikipedia

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    The definitive diagnostic test is the identification of parasites on a Giemsa-stained thin-film blood smear. [ 13 ] So-called "Maltese cross formations" on the blood film are diagnostic ( pathognomonic ) of babesiosis since they are not seen in malaria, the primary differential diagnosis. [ 11 ]

  7. Leishmania major - Wikipedia

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    Leishmania major is a species of parasite found in the genus Leishmania, and is associated with the disease zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (also known as Aleppo boil, Baghdad boil, Bay sore, Biskra button, Chiclero ulcer, Delhi boil, Kandahar sore, Lahore sore, Oriental sore, Pian bois, and Uta). [1]

  8. Brugia - Wikipedia

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    Brugia is a genus for a group of small roundworms. They are among roundworms that cause the parasitic disease filariasis. [1] Specifically, of the three species known, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori cause lymphatic filariasis in humans; and Brugia pahangi and Brugia patei infect domestic cats, dogs and other animals.

  9. Dermatophilus congolensis - Wikipedia

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    Dermatophilus congolensis is a Gram-positive bacterium and the cause of a disease called dermatophilosis (sometimes called mud fever) in animals and humans, a dermatologic condition that manifests as the formation of crusty scabs containing the microorganism.