Seroprevalence of Canine Ehrlichiosis and Microscopic Screening for Canine Babesiosis in Dogs in Harare, Zimbabwe, 2016-2017

Table 3

Percent of dogs with below and above the normal range measured haematological parameters according to infection status.

Parameter	Normal range	% dogs with values below [above] normal range
		Ehrlichiosis only	Babesiosis only	Co-infection
HCT (%)	37–55	35.7 [9.5]	70.0 [0.0]	82.6 [2.2]
RBC (10^12/L)	5.5–8.5	33.3 [0.0]	50.0 [0.0]	71.7 [0.0]
HB (g/L)	12–18	33.3 [19.0]	70.0 [0.0]	67.4 [2.2]
MCV (fL)	60–77	7.1 [2.4]	0.0 [30.0]	4.3 [13.0]
MCH (pg)	19–23	0.0 [61.9]	10.0 [30.0]	4.3 [58.7]
MCHC (g/L)	32–36	7.1 [19.0]	40.0 [0.0]	15.2 [19.6]
RDW (%)	11.6–14.8	14.3 [35.7]	40.0 [20.0]	17.4 [32.6]
PLT (10^9/L)	200–500	26.2 [2.4]	30.0 [0.0]	52.2 [0.0]
WBC (10^9/L)	6–17	2.4 [26.2]	20.0 [10.0]	19.6 [28.3]
NEU (10^9/L)	3–12.5	2.4 [31.0]	10.0 [20.0]	10.9 [37.0]
LYM (10^9/L)	1–4	4.8 [21.4]	10.0 [40.0]	8.7 [26.1]
MONO (10^9/L)	0.1–1.35	33.3 [11.9]	50.0 [20.0]	30.4 [15.2]
EOS (10^9/L)	0.1–1.25	95.2 [0.0]	90.0 [10.0]	95.7 [0.0]
ALB (g/L)	28–40	45.2 [0.0]	80.0 [0.0]	69.6 [0.0]

HCT: Haematocrit; RBC: red blood cells; HB: haemoglobin; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular haemoglobin content; MCHC: mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration; RDW: red cell distribution width; PLT: platelets; WBC: white blood cells; NEU: neutrophils; LYM: Lymphocytes; MONO: monocytes; EOS: eosinophils; ALB: albumin.