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Research
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online: 13-12-2013)
8. Prevalence of tick infestation in dogs in and around
Bhubaneswar - Adhikari Sahu, Bijayendranath Mohanty, Mitra Ranjan
Panda, Kautuk Kumar Sardar and Manaswini Dehuri
Veterinary World, 6(12): 982-985
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2013.982-985
Abstract
Aim: To study the prevalence
of tick infestation in dogs in and around Bhubaneswar.
Materials and Methods: A total of 610 dogs (360 stray dogs
& 250 pet dogs) in and around Bhubaneswar belonging to either sex
were examined for tick infestation during a period of one year
(Aug 2011- July 2012). Standard parasitological procedures were
followed for collection, processing and identification of ticks.
Result: 283 dogs (46.39%) were found positive for tick
infestation with three different ixodid tick spp., viz.
Rhipicephalus spp (39.51%), Boophilus spp.(4.92%) and
Haemaphysalis spp. (1.97%) with many dogs having mixed
infestations. Higher rate of incidence was recorded among stray
dogs (58.33%) as compared to pet dogs (29.20%). Prevalence among
dogs less than 1 year of age was higher (53.41%) than dogs above
one year (45.21%). The overall percentage of incidence was higher
(53.97%) among males than females (38.31%) in both stray and pet
dogs. Influence of age and the variation due to sex on prevalence
of tick infestations was found to be statistically significant
(p<0.05). Highest percentage of prevalence (48.86%) was recorded
during rainy season followed by summer season (40.39%) and lowest
(32.24%) in winter. Influence of season on the prevalence of tick
infestation was highly significant (p<0.01).
Conclusion: Our study revealed the occurrence of three
types of ixodid ticks in dogs with a prevalence of mixed
infestation. Influence of age, sex and season on the prevalence of
tick infestation was found to be significant.
Key words: Boophilus, Haemaphysalis, prevalence,
Rhipicephalus, ticks.
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