This document describes the detection of Babesia canis by PCR assay. It discusses how B. canis infects red blood cells and is transmitted by brown dog ticks. Laboratory diagnosis can be done through microscopic analysis of blood smears, fluorescent dyes, or molecular diagnosis using PCR to amplify the 18s rRNA gene and perform DNA sequencing to identify the species. The document outlines the PCR process, including isolation of DNA, use of primers, agarose gel electrophoresis to visualize amplified DNA fragments.