<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this research is to study the presence and prevalence of trypanosome species in local dogs between January and July, 2010 in the Zuru area of Kebbi State, Nigeria.Standard trypanosome detection methods comprising of wet blood films, thin films and microhaematocrit centrifugation technique were used to detect trypanosomes; while the degree of anemia was determined through the use of FAMACHA® eye colour chart and packed cell volume values. A total of 567 dogs were enumerated in fourteen locations within the study area out of which 192 (33.7%) were randomly examined and 4 (2.08%) were positive for the presence of trypanosomes. All positive samples morphologically belong to the Trypanosoma brucei group. The obtained PCV values showed that 50 (26.04%) dogs were anemic, while the FAMACHA® detected anemia status of varying degrees in 104 (77%) sampled dogs.These findings are significant as this is the first time that the trypanosome infection will be reported in dogs from the study area. This study establishes the presence of Trypanosoma brucei group in the study area, which is of zoonotic and economic importance.</p></abstract>

The aim of this research is to study the presence and prevalence of trypanosome species in local dogs between January and July, 2010 in the Zuru area of Kebbi State, Nigeria.Standard trypanosome detection methods comprising of wet blood films, thin films and microhaematocrit centrifugation technique were used to detect trypanosomes; while the degree of anemia was determined through the use of FAMACHA® eye colour chart and packed cell volume values. A total of 567 dogs were enumerated in fourteen locations within the study area out of which 192 (33.7%) were randomly examined and 4 (2.08%) were positive for the presence of trypanosomes. All positive samples morphologically belong to the Trypanosoma brucei group. The obtained PCV values showed that 50 (26.04%) dogs were anemic, while the FAMACHA® detected anemia status of varying degrees in 104 (77%) sampled dogs.These findings are significant as this is the first time that the trypanosome infection will be reported in dogs from the study area. This study establishes the presence of Trypanosoma brucei group in the study area, which is of zoonotic and economic importance.

Presence of Trypanosome Species and Anemic Status of Dogs in Zuru, Nigeria

Zonal Veterinary Clinic, Zuru Kebbi State, Nigeria

Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria

Department of Veterinary Entomology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria

Nigeria Institute of Trypanosomosis and Onchocerciasis Research, Kaduna, Nigeria

Department of Theriogenology and Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria

Macedonian Veterinary Review

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The aim of this research is to study the presence and prevalence of trypanosome species in local dogs between January and July, 2010 in the Zuru area of Kebbi...

Presence of Trypanosome Species and Anemic Status of Dogs in Zuru, Nigeria

Published Online: Nov 18, 2015

Page range: 217 - 222

Received: May 09, 2015

Accepted: Aug 15, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2015.09.053

Keywords
anemia, dogs, Nigeria, trypanosomes, Zuru

© 2015

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

Presence of Trypanosome Species and Anemic Status of Dogs in Zuru, Nigeria

Published Online: Nov 18, 2015

Page range: 217 - 222

Received: May 09, 2015

Accepted: Aug 15, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2015.09.053

Keywordsanemia, dogs, Nigeria, trypanosomes, Zuru

© 2015

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

Keywords
anemia, dogs, Nigeria, trypanosomes, Zuru