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Prevalence Of Canine Dirofilariasis In And Around Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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P.K. Rath — Department of Veterinary Pathology College of Veterinary Science and Animal husbandry OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha.
S.K. Panda — Department of Veterinary Pathology College of Veterinary Science and Animal husbandry OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha.
B.P. Mishra — Department of Veterinary Pathology College of Veterinary Science and Animal husbandry OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha.
I. Nath — Department of Veterinary Pathology College of Veterinary Science and Animal husbandry OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha.
R.C. Patra — Department of Veterinary Pathology College of Veterinary Science and Animal husbandry OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha.
A.P. Acharya — Department of Veterinary Pathology College of Veterinary Science and Animal husbandry OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha.
S. Mohaptra — Department of Veterinary Pathology College of Veterinary Science and Animal husbandry OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha.
Published 20 Mar 2014 Vol. 9 No. 3 (2014), pp. 69-70 ● Open access
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Abstract

The available literature on the prevalence of dirofilariasis with respect to breed, age and sex is quite meager in India. Dirofilariasis popularly known as ‘Heartworm Disease’ is a common and important disease affecting dogs, cats, foxes and wolves in tropics, sub-tropics and temperate regions of the world. Dirofilaria immitis is the causal agent of heartworm disease in dogs and cats (Genchi et al., 2001). There is apparent increasing prevalence of heartworm disease in canines in India. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of dirofilariasis with respect to breed, age, sex in and around Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 

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