بررسي ميزان شيوع ديروفيلاريوزيس در سگ هاي روستايي شهرستان اهواز

Survey of prevalence of dirofilariosis in rural dogs in Ahvaz

Canine dirofilariosis caused by Dirofilaria immtis is one of the important parasites in dog cardiovascular system which caused cardiopulrnunar incornpatihility. Since zoonotic was found in this nematode, study on prevalence in different region such as Ahvaz with has Karun river and sufficient area to mosquitoes growthing media e.g. Culex and Anopheles is very important. In this study 120 rural Ahvaz dogs, after clinical examination and recording sex and age, the coagulated and noncoagulated blood were collected and transferred to parasitology lah. By modifying knott methods for Dirofilaria immitis microfilaria detection and irnrnunochrornatographic kit for antigen detection were investigated. Iʹhe prevalence of infection by the use of knott method and immunoehromatography kit (Animal (icneics, lnc.) was 10% and 11/7% respectively. No significance relationship was detected in sex but h: increasing the age infection rate was raised. Diagnosis and teartrnent of infected dogs in Ahvaz is necessary.