Prevalence of Canine Heartworm Disease in Stray Dogs of Grenada, West Indies

作     者：Melissa C. Brown Alfred Chikweto Keshaw P. Tiwari Claude DeAllie Muhammad Iqbal Bhaiyat Ravindra N. Sharma 

作者机构：Department of Pathobiology School of Veterinary Medicine St. George’s University Grenada West Indies 

出 版 物：《Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine》 (兽医学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2017年第7卷第11期

页      面：168-174页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Dirofilaria immitis Prevalence Stray Dogs Necropsy Grenada 

摘      要：Dirofilariasis (heartworm disease) has been reported in Grenadian dogs. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in stray dogs (n = 523) from the six Parishes of Grenada. Necropsy records were reviewed;information on the distribution and lesions of Dirofilaria immitis was recorded. A total of 144 from 523 dogs (27.5%;95% CI: 23.9% to 31.5%) were positive for Dirofilaria immitis on necropsy. This study shows that heartworm disease is prevalent in stray dogs in all the Parishes of mainland Grenada. This is a progressive, life-threatening disease and thus, there is a need to screen and prevent it within the stray dog population of Grenada.