Prevalencia de microfilarias en Canis lupus familiaris que se atienden en la Clínica Veterinaria Animals Inc.

Abstract

The present investigation was a study on the prevalence of microfilaria in blood of dogs by of the bite of a mosquito of the genera: Aedes, Anopheles, Culex or Mansonia. It was performed at the Clinic Animals Inc., where an anamnesis was made to dogs that required a blood count where the Woo Test was included in every blood test in order to obtain chance results. Patients were treated during the period from June to August of this year. A total of 131 samples were taken, of which 3 were positive. A prevalence of 2.29 % was obtained. The variables followed this patterns: in dogs of medium and large races, a common age of 1 to 5 years, dogs living outside their homes and commonly males, finally the characteristic symptoms such as fatigue, exercise intolerance, cough and dyspn ea were found in most cases. The habitat of the vector, since the three positive ones, came from sectors where the vectors abound, converting any zone of the city or suburban lo cation, in which the vector has its favorable conditions, an area of risk. A retrospective study was carried out between January and June of this year, with 230 samples in a 6 month period with 7 positive patients, with a prevalence of 2.77 %. A very important factor was the season, because the retrospective study was carried out in winter and the current study was conducted in summer, reducing the positives as precipitation and winter season, increase the population of the vector. In the current study, the variables again showed the positive patient pattern: males, aged 1 to 5 years, respectively, large and medium races and living outside their homes. They presented the characteristic symptoms: fatigue, exercise intolerance and cough.