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Prevalence of Canine Babesiosis in Jalandhar District, Punjab, India

Author Affiliations

  • 1Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (North Zone), Jalandhar, 144001, Punjab, INDIA
  • 2Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (North Zone), Jalandhar, 144001, Punjab, INDIA
  • 3Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (North Zone), Jalandhar, 144001, Punjab, INDIA
  • 4Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (North Zone), Jalandhar, 144001, Punjab, INDIA
  • 5Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (North Zone), Jalandhar, 144001, Punjab, INDIA
  • 6Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (North Zone), Jalandhar, 144001, Punjab, INDIA
  • 7Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (North Zone), Jalandhar, 144001, Punjab, INDIA

Res. J. Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sci., Volume 3, Issue (4), Pages 1-3, April,24 (2015)

Abstract

Babesiosis is caused by tick borne protozoal parasite prevalent in the canines Babesia canis and B. gibsoni worldwide. In the current study, a total of 204 canine blood samples with history of fever (1040 to 1050 F), were collected and examined at Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Jalandhar (Punjab) during a period of one year (April 2013 to March 2014). Examination of blood smears revealed 8.33% (17/204) of canines were positive for canine babesiosis comprising of B. gibsoni (7.84%) and B. canis (0.49%). The prevalence of the babesiosis was comparatively higher in males than female dogs.

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