Study on disease caused by babesia gibsoni in dogs at Can Tho University veterinary clinic

Abstract

Research on disease caused by Babesia gibsoni in dogs at Can Tho University Veterinary Clinic was carried out from March 2023 to September 2023 to determine the infection rate. caused by Babesia gibsoni (B. gibsoni) in dogs; Evaluate the effectiveness of treating diseases caused by B. gibsoni in dogs. The total number of dogs surveyed was 2,321 by clinical examination, detecting 259 dogs suspected of being infected with B. gibsoni with a rate of 11.16%. The number of dogs suspected of this disease is assigned to have blood taken and specimens made using the Diff-Qick staining method to determine the disease. The results showed that dogs with Canine Babesiosis (CB) caused by B. gibsoni at Can Tho University Veterinary Clinic accounted for 1.38% of the total surveyed and 12.36% of the suspected dogs. Among them, male dogs have a B. gibsoni infection rate of 17.27% higher than female dogs (8.72%). The rate of B. gibsoni infection in free-range dogs (21.21%) was higher than in captive dogs (6.88%). Dogs with long hair have B. gibsoni at a rate of 19.59%, higher than dogs with short hair (8.02%). The rate of B. gibsoni infection in dogs with a history of tick infection (17.48%) is higher than in dogs without tick infection (6.03%). However, CB does not depend on breed and age. Clinical symptoms in dogs infected with B. gibsoni appear with different frequencies. The highest frequency is fever, lethargy and anorexia (90.63%); itching, hair loss, skin fungus, subcutaneous bleeding (65.63%); nasal discharge and mucus discharge (43.75%); high tick infection (34.38%); cardiovascular (28.13%); pale mucosa, yellow mucosa (21.28%). In addition, 6.25% (2/32) had no clinical symptoms of B. gibsoni infection. After treating 32 dogs infected with B. gibsoni with the combined regimen of Imidocarb dipropionate and Doxycyline, after 30 days of treatment, blood was taken for re-testing, 19 dogs recovered from the disease, accounting for 59.37%, 11 children were in remission at a rate of 34.38% and 2 children were not cured at a rate of 6.25%.