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In this study, a total of 565 owned dogs in the central region of Thailand were investigated for the infection rate of three genera of <jats:italic>Ehrlichia<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Hepatozoon<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Babesia<\/jats:italic> infection using multiplex PCR. The results revealed an overall infection rate of 19.1%, with <jats:italic>Ehrlichia<\/jats:italic> having the highest infection rate (12.2%), followed by <jats:italic>Babesia<\/jats:italic> (2.5%) and <jats:italic>Hepatozoon<\/jats:italic> (1.4%). The rate of co-infection was 3%, with mixed infections involving two or three genera. Male dogs exhibited a slightly higher infection rate compared to females, although not statistically significant. Young adult dogs (1\u20133\u2009years) showed the highest infection rate of both single infections and co-infections. Monthly infection rate indicated variations throughout the year, with co-infection rate significantly associated with overall infection rate. Clinical manifestations in three genera of infected dogs included thrombocytopenia and eosinopenia. 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