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The Prevalence of Haemoparasitic Infection in Dogs Attending ECWA Vertinary Clinic, Bukuru, Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State
Department of Pathology, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Nigeria
- 1 Department of Pathology, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Nigeria
Advances in Microbiology·Volume 03 (2013)·Pages 302–308·Published 25 June 2013·DOI10.4236/aim.2013.33043
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Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of haemoparasites of dogs attending ECWA veterinary Clinic, Bukuru, Jos south local government area in Plateau state, Nigeria, and to determine the effective control strategy. From July to September 2011, blood samples of 150 dogs were collected and examined under light microscope. The age, sex and breed of the dogs were also recorded. Wet and unstained blood film shows no motility hence no motile haemoparasite while the Giemsa stained blood smear techniques of both thick and thin film, showed the presence of only Babesia spp in 89 (59.3%), while 61 (40.7%) were negative for any haemoparasite.
KeywordsHaemoparasite
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