Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in Dogs in Shenyang, Northeastern China.
10.3347/kjp.2013.51.3.375
- Author:
Chengwu LIU
1
;
Na YANG
;
Jianbin HE
;
Min YANG
;
Ming SUN
Author Information
1. Shenyang Police Dog Technical College, 4 BaiShan Road, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110034, China.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Dirofilaria immitis;
seroprevalence;
dog;
SNAP(R)4Dx test kit
- MeSH:
Animals;
China/epidemiology;
*Dirofilaria immitis;
Dirofilariasis/epidemiology/*parasitology;
Dog Diseases/epidemiology/*parasitology;
Dogs;
Seroepidemiologic Studies
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2013;51(3):375-377
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In the present study, we first report the seroprevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in Shenyang, northeastern China. Sera from 528 randomly selected dogs were examined for D. immitis antigen using SNAP(R)4Dx test kit; 12.7% tested showed seropositive. No significant difference of infection was observed in different genders and breeds (P>0.05), but the difference was significant in different age groups and rearing conditions (P<0.05). The result suggested that the risk of exposure to D. immitis in dogs is high in Shenyang, and should be given attention.
