Abstract
Hepatozoon species constitute a diverse group of parasites That include more than 300 Hepatozoon spp. Currently there are two species of Hepatozoon that infect dogs, Hepatozoon canis and Hepatozoon americanum. In Brazil, studies revealed that H. canis is the species involved in canine hepatozoonosis, whose vectors are ixodids ticks. In this country, reports of infection in dogs are common…