Prevalence of Canine Parvoviral Enteritis in Yola Metropolitan Region of Adamawa State, Nigeria
Markus Isa Francis,Joel Japheth Kalang,James Wabba Liba,Ahmadu Bello Taluvwa,Ige Maxwell Tillo,Christopher Zakari,Rahima Bala Abdulrahman.
Abstract
Canine parvoviral enteritis (CPE) causes severe clinical disease with high morbidity and mortality in puppies less than 5 months of age and adult dogs with insufficient immunity. Nine year (2010-2018) data were collated and analysed on clinical records of dogs infected with CPE in Yola metropolis. Out of 2,220 dogs presented, 177 were diagnosed infected with CPE giving an overall prevalence of 7.97% (95% CI: 6.85-9.05). The annual highest prevalence of 20.59% (95% CI: 16.98-24.65) was recorded in 2018 with 90 cases and lowest prevalence of 1.12% (95% CI: 0.00-2.79) was recorded in 2011 with 2 cases. Based on season, highest prevalence of 16.38% (95% CI: 11.82-21.31) was recorded in December with 38 cases while lowest prevalence of 1.64% (95% CI: 0.00-3.65) was recorded in October with 3 cases. Both annual and monthly prevalence rates varied significantly (P0.05). It was concluded that CPE is endemic and widespread in Yola metropolis. Therefore, the need for vaccination of dogs and investigation into the potency of vaccines currently used in the study area was recommended.
Key words: Canine parvovirus, Prevalence, Dogs, Adamawa State
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