Molecular epidemiology of canine parvovirus infection in dogs in Jabalpur (M.P.)

Abstract

A total of 319 dogs with gastroenteritis were examined during a period of 06 months i.e., from May to October 2024. Parvovirus infection was suspected in 118 dogs with haemorrhagic gastroenteritis. Out of 118 suspected cases, 57 were found to have parvovirus infection, confirmed through PCR. Age, sex, breed, deworming, vaccination status and duration of illness of each dog were recorded to study the occurrence of canine parvovirus. The overall occurrence of haemorrhagic gastroenteritis in dogs with gastroenteritis was 36.99% (118/319) and the occurrence of parvovirus infection amongst haemorrhagic gastroenteritis cases in dogs was 48.30% (57/118). Dogs between 0-3 months of age showed the highest occurrence (67.50%) followed by 3-6 months of age (51.72%) and 6-12 months of age (40%), whereas, the lowest prevalence of canine parvovirus was reported in the dogs above 12 months of age (20.83%). The maximum occurrence was noticed in non descript dogs i.e. (61.36%) followed by German shepherd (56.25%), Labrador Retriever (36%), Beagle (28.57%), Rottweiler (16.66%) and Pug (nil). The sex wise occurrence revealed higher occurrence in males (59.21%) as compared to females (28.57%). The occurrence was higher in not dewormed 50.88% and non vaccinated dogs (59.65%) and in dogs who showed duration of illness for 1-2 days (42.10%).