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Detection of antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, by indirect fluorescent antibody test. Performed at 1:20, 1:40, 1:80, 1:160, 1:320, 1:640, and 1:1280 dilutions.
Chagas disease was diagnosed via blood smear and buffy coat examination in a clinically ill puppy with ascites. Although classically observed as trypomastigotes (elongated forms) in fresh samples, these organisms can transform into a rounded form with storage (as depicted here). Chagas disease is caused by the protozoal organism, Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by the…