Escalations in the incidence of canine babesiosis over a period of 8 years (2006-2013) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Autor: Bhaskaran Ravi L; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007 India., Bhoopathy D; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007 India., Subbiah V; Centralised Clinical Laboratory, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007 India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology [J Parasit Dis] 2016 Dec; Vol. 40 (4), pp. 1239-1242. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Feb 15.
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-015-0659-z
Abstrakt: Epidemiological studies on the incidence and prevalence of disease will help in the monitoring and surveillance of diseases thus preventing occurrence of an epidemic. This study focuses on the variations in the incidences of canine babesiosis over a period of 8 years in Chennai. Variations have been noticed to in the incidence of the species of Babesia affecting dogs. There has been an escalation in the incidence of B.gibsoni infection during the study period. The factors such as seasonal, age, sex and breed influences on the incidence have been studied.
Databáze: MEDLINE