Table 3 Haematological profile in control group and Leishmania infantum infected equines and canines

RBC (x10⁶ cells/μL)

7.51 ±1.26

6.69 ± 1.58

0.03 ^a*

5.75 ± 0.98

4.90 ± 0.81

0.02^a*

HCT (%)

36.76 ± 5.52

32.47 ± 7.11

0.01 ^a*

38.47 ± 7.02

33.38 ± 6.03

0.06 ^a

Hb (g/dl)

12.48 ± 1.81

11.21 ± 2.32

0.09 ^b

13.00 ± 2.86

11.33 ± 2.20

0.12 ^a

MCV (fl)

49.17 ± 3.35

49.10 ± 5.01

0.86 ^a

66.84 ± 3.71

67.99 ± 4.07

0.37 ^b

MCHC (g/dl)

34.01 ±1.27

34.69 ± 1.30

0.06^b

33.60 ± 2.03

33.90 ± 1.34

0.24 ^a

PLT (x10³ cells/μL)

163.51 ± 119.58

145.50 ± 72.07

0.81^b

169.30 ± 101.58

186.45 ± 139.86

0.78 ^a

WBC (x10³ cells/μL)

11.88 ± 3.27

11.23 ±3.87

0.36 ^a

13.87 ± 5.00

18.57 ± 8.22

0.83 ^a

Absolute Neutrophils Rods (cells/μL)

340.48± 353.79

288.43 ± 229.50

0.72 ^b

1.764 ± 2.205

2.231 ± 1.220

0.09 ^a

Relative Neutrophils Rods (%)

2.99 ± 3.07

2.71 ± 2.40

0.99 ^b

11.73 ± 10.97

13.18 ± 7.44

0.30 ^a

Absolute Neutrophils (cells/μL)

6.118 ± 2.171

4.774 ± 1.598

0.01 ^a*

7.370 ± 2.972

8.768 ± 5.270

0.44 ^a

Relative Neutrophils (%)

51.61 ± 10.42

45.29 ± 14.24

0.11 ^b

54.47 ± 18.18

44.27 ± 12.15

0.12 ^a

Absolute Eosinophils (cells/μL)

460.75 ± 319.31

433.07 ± 372.51

0.55 ^b

395.33 ± 499.66

511.82 ± 687.42

0.73 ^b

Relative Eosinophils (%)

4.14 ± 3.08

4.07 ± 3.47

0.83 ^b

2.80 ± 3.52

2.64 ± 2.76

0.81 ^b

Absolute Basophils (cells/μL)

95.61 ± 137.59

148.64 ± 161.38

0.09 ^b

96.80 ± 195.41

126.45 ± 170.93

0.49 ^b

Relative Basophils (%)

0.80 ± 1.07

1.21 ± 0.89

0.05 ^b*

0.80 ± 1.82

1.00 ± 1.41

0.47 ^b

Absolute Lymphocytes (cells/μL)

4.444 ± 1.969

5.290 ± 3.543

0.42 ^a

3.148 ± 2.093

5.728 ± 2.531

0.00 ^a*

Relative Lymphocytes (%)

36.99 ± 10.78

44.36 ± 14.48

0.08 ^b

22.20 ± 10.97

33.36 ±12.16

0.02 ^a*

Absolute Monocytes (cells/μL)

410.63 ± 366.48

300.71 ± 316.82

0.20 ^b

1.097 ± 909.43

1.207 ± 1.381

0.81 ^a

Relative Monocytes (%)

3.31 ± 2.66

2.36 ± 2.13

0.24 ^b

13.33 ± 21.77

5.55 ± 4.54

0.20 ^a

PLR

0.04 ± 0.03

0.03 ± 0.02

0.62 ^b

0.08 ± 0.11

0.03 ± 0.02

0.04^b*

NLR

1.68 ± 0.79

1.30 ± 0.78

0.10 ^a

4.78 ± 5.22

2.09 ±1.13

0.06 ^b