Produção Nacional
Estudo retrospectivo (1991-2005), dos casos de babesiose canina na cidade de Salvador e Região Metropolitana, Bahia
2007; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA BAHIA; Volume: 8; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1519-9940
AutoresMarques Sa, J. E. Ungar de Sá, Diana Velloso Vianna Bittencourt, Ana Claúdia Dias Bispo, Antônio Marcos Machado Régis, N. J. Souza Filho, Cyro de Moraes Barbosa Gomes Neto, Barbara Maria Paraná da Silva Souza, Thereza Cristina Bório dos Santos Calmon Bittencourt, Carlos Roberto Franke,
Tópico(s)T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
ResumoThe aim of this study was to analyze the frequencies of dogs infected by Babesia spp, based on suspicious clinical cases of hemoparasitosis recorded by veterinary doctors in the city of Salvador and Metropolitan Region, Bahia, from September 1991 to February 2005. 7243 record files from suspicious cases were analyzed for hemoparasites on Giemsa-stained blood smears, 33.95% of that showed positive result for the presence of Babesia spp. Higher frequencies of infection were detected in Akita Inu 48.61%, Pitbull 46.91%, Rottweiler 42.23%, Cocker Spaniel 41.93%, not defined breed 41.60% and Boxer 40.47% breeds. The frequencies of Babesia spp. infected dogs by age groups were high for those under twelve months old (42.87%), followed by twelve to forty eight months old dogs (34,63%) and over forty eight month old dogs (34.38%). The result confirmed that Canine Babesiosis is endemic in this area and more studies are necessary to understand the epidemiology and furthermore to optimize control strategies.
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