Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part F (2024)

Author(s): S Ramesh, K Senthilkumar, P Nithya, S Subapriya, V Kumar and Leela Kamalam

Abstract: The present work was carried out to assess the prevalence of haemoprotozoan infections in dogs presented at Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital, Chennai. A total of 6415 blood smears from various dog breeds showing clinical signs of haemoprotozoan infections were referred for this laboratory for confirmative diagnosis. The overall prevalence of haemoprotozoan infections was found to be 1.09%, of which, E. canis recorded the highest prevalence (87.14%), followed by H. canis (10.00%) and Trypanosoma spp and Babesia vogeli (1.42% each). The females revealed highest percentage of 60% compared to the males (40%). With regard to the age, the highest prevalence was recorded in dogs belonging to 0-3 years (55.71%), followed by 4-6 years (25.74%) and more than 6 years (18.57%). Among breeds, non-descript breeds revealed the highest prevalence (34.28%) followed by Labrador Retriever (27.14%), Spitz (14.28%), German Shepherd and Doberman (5.71% each), Dachshund and Pug (4.28% each) and Boxer, Great Dane and St. Bernard (1.42% each).

DOI: 10.22271/veterinary.2024.v9.i6f.1893