Prevalence of Canine Heartworm Disease in Stray Dogs of Grenada, West Indies

• 作者: Alfred Chikweto Claude DeAllie Keshaw P. Tiwari Melissa C. Brown Muhammad Iqbal Bhaiyat Ravindra N. Sharma
• 来源期刊: 兽医学(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: DIROFILARIA immitis PREVALENCE Stray DOGS NECROPSY Grenada
• 年，卷（期）: syxyw_2017,（11）
• 页码范围: 168-174
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Dirofilariasis (heartworm disease) has been reported in Grenadian dogs. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in stray dogs (n = 523) from the six Parishes of Grenada. Necropsy records were reviewed;information on the distribution and lesions of Dirofilaria immitis was recorded. A total of 144 from 523 dogs (27.5%;95% CI: 23.9% to 31.5%) were positive for Dirofilaria immitis on necropsy. This study shows that heartworm disease is prevalent in stray dogs in all the Parishes of mainland Grenada. This is a progressive, life-threatening disease and thus, there is a need to screen and prevent it within the stray dog population of Grenada.