Detection of giardia infection in dogs of Basrah city
Other Title(s)
الكشف عن الإصابة بالجارديا في الكلاب في مدينة البصرة
Joint Authors
Source
Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.159-171, 13 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Veterinary Medicine
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nasir, Ali& Abd al-Wadud, Isra. 2017. Detection of giardia infection in dogs of Basrah city. Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research،Vol. 16, no. 2, pp.159-171.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840109
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nasir, Ali& Abd al-Wadud, Isra. Detection of giardia infection in dogs of Basrah city. Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research Vol. 16, no. 2 (2017), pp.159-171.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840109
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nasir, Ali& Abd al-Wadud, Isra. Detection of giardia infection in dogs of Basrah city. Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research. 2017. Vol. 16, no. 2, pp.159-171.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840109
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 169-171
Record ID
BIM-840109