Prevalence of Babesia and Ehrlichia in the Canine Population of North Gujarat Region

Authors

  • Ankit S Prajapati Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Sardarkrushinagar-385506, Gujarat, India
  • Kashyap A Patel Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Sardarkrushinagar-385506, Gujarat, India
  • Abhinav N Suthar Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Sardarkrushinagar-385506, Gujarat, India
  • Prakash M Chauhan Department of Veterinary Clinics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Sardarkrushinagar-385506, Gujarat, India
  • Bhupamani Das Department of Veterinary Clinics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Sardarkrushinagar-385506, Gujarat, India
  • Ramesh M Patel Department of Veterinary Clinics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Sardarkrushinagar-385506, Gujarat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.19.4.08

Keywords:

Babesia, Canine, Ehrlichia, Prevalence, Retrospective analysis

Abstract

The present study was executed to know the prevalence of Babesia and Ehrlichia infection in canines of the northern region of Gujarat, India. A total of 6936 dogs presented at the Veterinary Clinical Complex, Sardarkrushinagar and Deesa from 2017 to 2021 were screened using the microscopic method for hemoprotozoal diseases, viz., Babesia and Ehrlichia. The age, sex, and breed-wise prevalence were estimated for both the diseases. The overall 3.29% (228/6936) prevalence of hemoprotozoal diseases was observed during the study period. A higher prevalence of Babesia (2.65%; 184/6936) was observed compared to Ehrlichia (0.63%; 44/6936). No significant difference was observed between sex with respect to the prevalence of these hemoprotozoan infections. The prevalence of hemoprotozoan infections was significantly higher in dogs aged 1-5 years, followed by less than one year. Among all breeds, the prevalence of Babesia was significantly higher in German shepherd followed by non-descript breed and Labrador retriever dogs; whereas, Ehrlichia was significantly higher in Labrador retrievers followed by non-descript dogs. 

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Abd Rani, P.A., Irwin, P.J., Coleman, G.T., Gatne, M., & Traub, R.J. (2011). A survey of canine tick-borne diseases in India. Parasites & Vectors, 4, 141.

Andersson, M.O., Tolf, C., Tamba, P., Stefanache, M., Waldenstrom, J., Dobler, G., & Chitimia-Dobler, L. (2017). Canine tick-borne diseases in pet dogs from Romania. Parasites & Vectors, 10(1), 155.

Bhadesiya, C.M., & Raval, S.K. (2015). Hematobiochemical changes in ehrlichiosis in dogs of Anand region, Gujarat. Veterinary World, 8(6), 713-717.

Bilwal, A.K., Mandali, G.C., & Tandel, F.B. (2017). Clinicopathological alterations in naturally occurring Babesia gibsoni infection in dogs of Middle-South Gujarat, India. Veterinary World, 10(10), 1227-1232.

Caccio, S.M., Antunovic, B., Moretti, A., Mangili, V., Marinculic, A., Baric, R.R., Slemenda, S.B., & Pieniazek, N.J. (2002). Molecular characterisation of Babesia canis canis and Babesia canis vogeli from naturally infected European dogs. Veterinary Parasitology, 106(4), 285-292.

Chaudhuri, S., & Varshney, J.P. (2007). Clinical management of babesiosis in dogs with homeopathic Crotalushorridus 200C. Homeopathy: The Journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy, 96(2), 90-94.

Eamudomkarn, C., Pitaksakulrat, O., Boueroy, P., Thanasuwan, S., Watwiengkam, N., Artchayasawat, A., & Boonmars, T. (2022). Prevalence of Ehrlichia-, Babesia-, and Hepatozoon-infected brown dog ticks in KhonKaen Province, Northeast Thailand. Veterinary World, 15(7), 1699-1705.

Habibi, G., Imani, A., Afshari, A., & Bozorgi, S. (2020). Detection and molecular characterization of Babesia canis vogeli and Theileria annulata in free-ranging dogs and ticks from Shahriar County, Tehran Province, Iran. Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 15(3), 321-331.

Harrus, S., & Waner, T. (2011). Diagnosis of canine monocytotropic ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia canis): An overview. Veterinary Journal, 187(3), 292-296.

Irwin, P.J. (2005). Babesiosis and Cytauxzoonsis; Arthropode-Borne Infectious Diseases of Dogs and Cats. Manson Publishing Ltd. Barcelona, Spain, 1st edn., pp. 63-77.

Jain, K.J., Lakshmanan, B., Syamala, K., Praveena, J.E., & Aravindakshan, T. (2017). High prevalence of small Babesia species in canines of Kerala, South India. Veterinary World, 10(11), 1319-1323.

Khanmohammadi, M., Zolfaghari-Emameh, R., Arshadi, M., Razmjou, E., & Karimi, P. (2021). Molecular identification and genotyping of Babesia canis in dogs from Meshkin Shahr County, Northwestern Iran. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 15(1), 97-107.

Kumar, P., Kumar, V., Gopal, H., Sharma, H., & Wadhavan, V.M. (2015). Prevalence of canine babesiosis in and around Jalandhar (Punjab), India. Veterinary Clinical Science, 3(1), 1-3.

Mittal, M., Kundu, K., Chakravarti, S., Mohapatra, J.K., Singh, V.K., Raja Kumar, B., Thakur, V., Churamani, C.P., & Kumar, A. (2019). Canine babesiosis among working dogs of organised kennels in India: A comprehensive haematological, biochemical, clinicopathological and molecular epidemiological multiregional study. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 169, 104696.

Minjauw, B., & McLeod, A. (2003). Tick borne diseases and poverty. The impact of ticks and tick borne diseases on the livelihood and marginal livestock owners in India and Eastern and South Africa Research report, DFID Animal Health Programme, Centre of Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh. UK, pp. 124.

Murabiya, K.K., Parmar, V., Patel, J., & Thakre, B. (2018). Epidemiological study of canine babesiosis in and around Junagadh city, Gujarat. Indian Journal of Canine Practice, 10, 10-12.

Ogbu, K., Olaolu, O., Ochai, S., & Tion, M. (2018). A review of some tick-borne pathogens of dogs. Journal of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, 3(5), 140-153.

Pawar, S.D., & Gatne, M.L. (2005). Some haematological and biochemical profiles in canine hepatozoonosis. Journal of Veterinary Parasitology, 19(2), 171-172.

Sarma, K., Nachum-Biala, Y., Kumar, M., & Baneth, G. (2019). Molecular investigation of vector-borne parasitic infections in dogs in Northeast India. Parasites & Vectors, 12(1), 122.

Sato, M., Veir, J.K., Shropshire, S.B., & Lappin, M.R. (2020). Ehrlichia canis in dogs experimentally infected, treated, and then immune suppressed during the acute or subclinical phases. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 34(3), 1214-1221.

Senthil, N.R., Chakravarthi, R. & Vairamuthu, S. (2020). Epidemiology of canine ehrlichiosis from 2010-19 in Chennai, India. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 9(8): 01-03.

Singh, H., Haque, M., Jyoti, Singh, N.K., & Rath, S.S. (2012). Occurrence of parasitic infections in dogs in and around Ludhiana, Punjab (India). Applied Biological Research, 14, 108-110.

Singh, A., Singh, H., Singh, N.K., Singh, N.D., & Rath, S.S. (2014). Canine babesiosis in northwestern India: Molecular detection and assessment of risk factors. BioMed Research International, 2014, 741785.

Soulsby, E.J.L. (1982). Helminths, Arthropods and Protozoa of Domesticated Animals. Bailliere Tindall, London, pp. 567-578.

Downloads

Published

2023-07-08

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2023): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) (Jul-Aug) 2023

Section

Articles

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Prajapati, A.S., Patel, K.A., Suthar, A.N., Chauhan, P.M., Das, B., & Patel, R.M. (2023). Prevalence of Babesia and Ehrlichia in the Canine Population of North Gujarat Region. Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 19(4), 39–42. https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.19.4.08
Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC