Evaluation of haemato-biochemical and oxidative indices in naturally infected concomitant tick borne intracellular diseases in dogs

Worldwide importance of tick born diseases (TBDs) in dogs has been accepted due to its high morbidity and mortality. The disease gets transmitted by the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, which acts as a vector of several agents such as Anaplasma platys, Babesia canis vogeli, Babesia gibsoni, Ehrlichia canis (E. canis), spotted fever group Rickettsia spp. and Hpatozoone canis (H. canis) [1-3]. Interactions among these various parasitic agents unquestionably affect the organisms individually and alter their effects on the host. Concomitant tick borne infections are very common in endemic areas[4,5], but clinical reports are scarce[6-9]. Clinical findings ranged from incidental hematological changes to severe life-threatening illness due to synergistic pathological effects between the etiological PEER REVIEW ABSTRACT