The Indian Journal of Veterinary Research
Open Access
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 2

Epidemiology on canine parvovirus infection

  • Author:
  • Archana , P.C. Shukla, D.K. Gupta, Bhoopendra Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 42 to 44

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur (M.P) 482001.

Abstract

A total of 128 faecal samples of dogs suspected for canine parvovirus infection were examined by Haemagglutination (HA) and Haemagglutination inhibition (HI) tests. The prevalence of canine parvovirus infection was 45.30% (58/128) and the age wise maximum (70.20%) prevalence was found in dogs upto 6 month. The breed wise maximum (56.90%) prevalence was in Non-descript dogs and sex wise prevalence revealed no significant difference in male (45.9%) and female (43.3%).

Keywords

Canine parvovirus (CPV), Haemagglutination test, Prevalence