Abstract
Canine parvovirus (CPV) and canine influenza virus (CIV) are highly contagious virus infecting members of the canine family including dogs, coyotes, foxes and wolves. The research work was carried out to determine the prevalence of CPV and CIV in dogs (stray and pet dogs) in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Feni and Chittagong Districts by using Rapigen CPV and CIV Ag test kit. Fecal samples were collected from 50 dogs of different age and sex from different spots of Dhaka and Chittagong District. Nasal fluid samples were collected from 50 dogs of different age and sex from different spots. The samples were tested with Rapigen canine parvovirus Ag test kit and Rapigen canine influenza Ag test kit. Overall prevalence of CPV in pet dogs was 22% and in stray dogs was 30%. The prevalence of canine parvovirus in relation to age was gradually decreasing with higher age group and the prevalence was 28% in 1-6 months age, 16.66% in 7-12 months age group 11.11%o ver 18 months age group. The prevalence of canine parvovirus was significantly higher in male (24.13%) than that in female (19.04%). All samples showed negative test result for canine influenza virus. Prevalence of canine influenza virus infection were 00.00% in all age groups and sex. Overall prevalence of CIV in all pet and stray dogs were 00.00%.Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. March 2016, 2(1): 138-142
Highlights
Since the earlier days of history, dogs have been friends and servants of human
The stray dogs and the pet dogs studied were in different ages and mixed sexes and with no history of vaccination against canine parvovirus infection and canine influenza virus infection
The samples were tested with RapiGen canine parvovirus Ag kit test (CPV) and the test results have shown in Tables 1, 2, 3 and 4
Summary
Since the earlier days of history, dogs have been friends and servants of human. They have proved themselves to the faithful companions, staunch in adversity and capable of great endurance. Dog Squad is being employed in security assistance duties in various national, international and public events. Dog team of this unit is employed everyday as a mandatory part of security duties for VVIP/VIP’s like Honorable President, Prime Minister Office. The original virus strain was called CPV type 2, but between 1979 and 1982 it was replaced by a new antigenic type called CPV type 2a (Parrish, 1988). CPV and FPV differ in their antigenic and hemagglutination properties (Chang et al, 1992, Llamas-Saiz et al, 1996)
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