Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
R Chaurasia, HK Mehta, NS Choudhary, AK Jayraw, A Jain, N Rajput, M Joshi and JU Patil

Abstract:
The present study “Clinical occurrence of canine babesiosis in around Indore Madhya Pradesh in India associated with epidemiological implications” was conducted on 4304 dogs brought at the Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow (M.P.) and in privet veterinary clinics across Indore. The duration of study was one year from March 01, 2021 to February 28, 2022. The collection of blood samples from the dogs showing the symptoms of high rise temperature, poor general condition, weakness, pale mucus membrane and anorexia were considered for primary screening. The collected blood samples were screened for the presence of babesiosis thin blood smear examination after Giemsa stain. The incidence in relation to breed, age, gender, season and month was studied based on the results of blood smear examination. A total of 54 cases were babesiosis positive and overall prevalence of canine babesiosis diseases was 1.25 percent. The highest incidence was observed 0.185% in the month of August followed by 0.162% in the month of September. The higher incidence of 0.79% was recorded in dogs of age group above 18 months and gender wise male had 0.91% higher incidence of babesia as compared to the female 0.35%. Breed wise incidence was higher observed in German shepherd 0.51% followed by Labrador 0.23% and none descript 0.09%.