Abstract

APONTE, F. A.; GOMEZ, R. V.  and  LOPEZ, Y. M.. Factors that predisposed to canine parvovirosis in a hospital of Cuautitlan, Mexico. Rev. vet. [online]. 2020, vol.31, n.1, pp.42-45. ISSN 1669-6840.  http://dx.doi.org/10.30972/vet.3114618.

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Canine parvovirus (CPV) was initially described in the Canidae family, but later extended to Ursidae, Procionidae, and Felidae families, among others. Its epidemiology has not been fully described. Nevertheless, climate appears to have a direct influence on the severity of the disease symptomatology. Aim of this study was to analyze the influence of different factors such as age, breed, gender, vaccination status, and climatic variables, by means of analyzing cases of this disease recorded at an veterinary hospital from Cuautitlan (México). For this purpose, clinic histories from 2016 until 2017, were analyzed. Prevalence of 1.86% was determined, being animals under seven months-old those with the highest susceptibility to CPV. In addition, from March to May, the highest number of cases were diagnosed, with peak on April. The environmental temperature explains the higher presentation of cases of parvovirus. Considering these results, it can be concluded that CPV seems to be more frequent during the warmer months, followed by high number of offspring and lower consumption of food.

Keywords : dog; parvovirosis; climate; age; sex; feeding; vaccination.

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