Year: 2022 | Month: December | Volume 12 | Issue 6

Studies on Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Babesia gibsoni in Dogs of Jammu Region

Himalini* R. Singh R.K. Bhardwaj A.K. Gupta
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.06.2022.17

Abstract:

The present study was conducted on dogs presented to Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Jammu, between March 2015 and December 2016. a total number of 5711 dogs were presented for treatment of various ailments and in health examination at Small Animal Medicine OPD of Referral Veterinary Hospital of the Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Jammu. Out of which 200 dogs were suspected to be suffering from TBD’s were screened and 100 dogs were found positive for different TBD’s and 8 were found positive for Babesia gibsoni. The prevalence of Babesia gibsoni was found to be 8 percent (based on PCR) with maximum occurrence in monsoon season. PCR was performed using standard protocol. No case was found positive in giemsa stained thin blood smear. Equal prevalence among juvenile and adult dogs with highest prevalence in German Shephard breed. Dogs in the age group of (1 - 5 year) and juvenile dogs were found most susceptible (37.5%) to Babesia gibsoni. No systematic effort through conducting a planned study of dog population in the region has been done till date so present work was undertaken to determine prevalence of Babesia gibsoni. It was concluded Babesia gibsoni infection is present in this region and possible factor causing disease in this region.

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