Prevalence of canine parvo viral infection in domestic dogs by monoclonal antibody mediated faecal ELISA

Abstract

The study was conducted to know the prevalence of canine parvovirus (CPV) infection in Namakkal region of Tamil Nadu, India. Totally 180 faecal samples, in which 120 and 60 faecal swabs were collected from clinically infected and apparently healthy dogs respectively, at Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal. Monoclonal antibody - mediated faecal Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (f- ELISA) test kits were used to detect the presence of parvovirus in faecal samples of dogs. Overall percentage of positivity for CPV infection in clinically infected and apparently healthy animals by faecal ELISA was 60 percent and 13.3 percent respectively. Highest percentage of prevalence (53.06%) was observed in 3 – 6 months age group. Pure bred domestic dogs were more prone to canine parvo infection (50.0%). Significantly, higher positivity was observed in males (50.68%) when compared with females (17.60%). As far as vaccination status and seasonal factors concerned, CPV infection was more prevalent in unvaccinated animals (59.32%) and south west monsoon season (57.2%).