簡訊：台中地區流浪犬心絲蟲感染概況

Short Communication: Epidemiological Survey of Dirofilariasis of Stray Dogs in Taichung Area

蔡依達(I-Da Tsai) ； 董光中(Kwong-Chung Tung) ； 賴政宏(Cheng-Hung Lai) ； 吳瑞得(Jui-Te Wu) ； 王俊秀(Jiunn-Shiow Wang) ； 鄭豐邦(Feng-Pang Cheng)

《臺灣獸醫學雜誌》 29卷1期 (2003/03) Pp. 71-75

https://doi.org/10.7009/TVJ.200303.0071

摘要

This study was carried out to survey the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis infection in stray dogs inhibited in Taichung area from August 2000 to December 2001. A total number of 82 necropsy (47 males, 35 females) was investigated. Nearly 54% (44/82) was found with heartworm inhabited in the pulmonary artery and/or the right ventricle. The percent of the heartworm infection was 59.5% (28/47) in the male dogs and 45.7% (16/35) in the female respectively. Only 63.6% (28/44) of infected dogs were microscopically examined to be microfilaria positive by using direct smear technique. Number of heartworm inhabitant was ranged from 1 to 44. Besides, neither the correlation of gender and infection rate (r=0.14, P＞0.05) nor the correlation of coat length/color and infection rate (r=0.07, P＞0.05) was observed. The major infected dogs were the mixed breed, weighted 5-15 kg. Persistent high prevalence of dirofilariasis in this area raises the issues of disease control and public health.

關鍵字

犬心絲蟲症 ； 感染率 ； 人畜共通傳染病

並列摘要

This study was carried out to survey the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis infection in stray dogs inhibited in Taichung area from August 2000 to December 2001. A total number of 82 necropsy (47 males, 35 females) was investigated. Nearly 54% (44/82) was found with heartworm inhabited in the pulmonary artery and/or the right ventricle. The percent of the heartworm infection was 59.5% (28/47) in the male dogs and 45.7% (16/35) in the female respectively. Only 63.6% (28/44) of infected dogs were microscopically examined to be microfilaria positive by using direct smear technique. Number of heartworm inhabitant was ranged from 1 to 44. Besides, neither the correlation of gender and infection rate (r=0.14, P＞0.05) nor the correlation of coat length/color and infection rate (r=0.07, P＞0.05) was observed. The major infected dogs were the mixed breed, weighted 5-15 kg. Persistent high prevalence of dirofilariasis in this area raises the issues of disease control and public health.

並列關鍵字

Dirofilariasis ； infection rate ； Zoonosis