Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
Department of parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq
10.29079/qjvms.2022.179333
Abstract
The purpose of this study was N. caninum detection in dogs and determine the effects of sex, age, months and areas on the infection rate in Baghdad by using (Indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay -iELISA) from January to October (2021).Ninety one blood samples were collected from the stray dogs (50 samples) and domesticate dogs (41 samples). The result of IELISA was recorded overall infection rate 24.17% (22/91). The higher infection rate 34.00% (17/50) was recorded in stray dogs than domestic dogs 12.19% (5/41) and males 29.16% (14/48) than females 18.60% (8/43). A higher infection rate in domestic dogs was recorded in the age group more than 5 years (18.18%), while in the age less than 6 months, there was no infection rate. In stray dogs and domestic dogs a higher infection rate (40.00%) was found in April and May; there was no infection rate (0.00%) in January and February. Between areas, there was a significant (P≤ 0.05) difference with Al-Shalaa (36.84%) having the highest infection rate and Plalestine Street has the lowest infection rate (8.33%). Antibodies to N. caninum have been found in the blood of stray and domestic dogs in Baghdad, Iraq.
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