DETECTION OF GIARDIA INFECTION IN DOGS OF BASRAH CITY | ||
| Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research | ||
| Article 14, Volume 16, Issue 2, December 2017, Pages 159-171 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/bvetr.2017.143541 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ali Naser; Israa abdul wadood | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study was conducted to determine detect the infection rate of Giardiasis in local canine breeds of Basrah, Iraq. Two hundred and twenty-five (225) fecal samples were collected from dogs of both sexes from March to October 2016. Suspected animals either asymptomatic (56.7%) or symptomatic (43.3%) the suspected dogs show different clinical signs such as diarrhea (6.66%), pasty feces (13.33%), steatorrhea (8.00%), anorexia (10.66%), emaciation (15.55%) and vomiting (0.88%). Diagnosis of Giardia spp was done on basis of microscopic examination which detects Giardia cyst and trophozoite with infection rate (40 %), moreover, it was confirmed by ELISA technique(Giardia-specific antigen) to detect (75.55%) was infected with G. lamblia with a high infection rate comparison with microscopic examination. It had been shown that high infection rate (43.75%) was detected in March than the lowest in July (34.78%). Moreover infection with Giardia was found more common at (1 day to 6 months) of age; furthermore, females show infection rate more males. It has been concluded that giardiasis affected canine of Basrah city lead to substantial effect, therefore animals must be screened periodically. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| giardia; dogs; Anorexia | ||
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