Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in Dogs in Shenyang,Northeastern China |
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| Authors: | Chengwu Liu Na Yang Jianbin He Min Yang Ming Sun |
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| Institution: | 1.Shenyang Police Dog Technical College, 4 BaiShan Road, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110034, China.;2.College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, DongLing Road No. 120, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110866, China. |
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| Abstract: | In the present study, we first report the seroprevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in Shenyang, northeastern China. Sera from 528 randomly selected dogs were examined for D. immitis antigen using SNAP®4Dx test kit; 12.7% tested showed seropositive. No significant difference of infection was observed in different genders and breeds (P>0.05), but the difference was significant in different age groups and rearing conditions (P<0.05). The result suggested that the risk of exposure to D. immitis in dogs is high in Shenyang, and should be given attention. |
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| Keywords: | Dirofilaria immitis seroprevalence dog SNAP® 4Dx test kit |
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