Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Canine parvovirus infection in young dogs in southern Iraq
By Mansoor Al-Khaled et al.·Published in Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research·2022·Department of Microbiology, Veterinary Medicine College, Al-Qadisiyah University, Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq, IQ·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: PATHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR EVALUATION OF CANINE PARVOVIRUS IN SOUTH OF IRAQ
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Plain-English summary
A group of young puppies in southern Iraq were diagnosed with canine parvovirus after showing severe symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea. The study involved 50 dogs aged 2 to 18 months, and many puppies died within 24 to 72 hours of showing signs of illness. Autopsies revealed serious intestinal damage and heart issues, along with elevated levels of certain cardiac markers indicating heart strain. The findings confirm that canine parvovirus is a significant health threat in this region, leading to high rates of illness and death among infected puppies.
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Abstract
This study is the first in southern Iraq, which shows the diagnosis ofParvovirus disease in young puppies, where the samples were collected fromsmall dogs, and this was done from April 2018 to April 2019 it was conductedon 50 dogs with different breeds ranging between (2-18) months aged of bothsexes. fecal samples were collected from infected dogs from veterinary clinics in(Basrah, Dhi Qar, Maysan and AL-Muthanna provinces) .After the autopsy ofthe dead carcass which died soon during the period (24-72) hours, bleeding inthe intestines and congestion was observed as well as the water content andadhesions, hypertrophy of the heart and necrosis in areas of pale color ofdifferent size focci are surrounded by hyperemic zone. The microscopical resultof enteric CPV lesion showed sever infiltration of inflammatory cells in themucosal layer of intestine ,hypertrophy of goblet cells in the villi andnecrotizing area in the tip of villi as well to hyperplasia of goblet cells alsoedematous fluid in mucosal layer. cardiac CPV lesion showed infiltration ofinflammatory cells in myocardial cell fibers ,also there was an area ofvacculation of some myocardial cells in addition to edematous fluid in themyocardial interstitiaum .significant increases of biochemical cardiacmarkers(cTi-1,AST,LDH and CPK) showed cardiac troponin I (cTnI), aspartatetransaminase AST, creatinine phosphatkinase (CPK), and lactate dehydrogenaseLDH which showed (0.024 ± 0.003),( 50.5±4.49),( 327.9 ± 55.01) and (467.9 ±49.1) respectively when it is compared to healthy group which showed cardiactroponin I (cTnI), aspartate transaminase AST, creatinine phosphatkinase(CPK), and lactate dehydrogenase LDH were (0.004± 0.0003),( 24.2±1.74),(90± 13.58) and (289 ±15.5), the Parvovirus contains 400 bp of matrimonialbases after being diagnosed using the polymerase chain reaction PCR and thistechnical method widely applied to provide rapid diagnosis The current studyconducts that the CPV-2 is endemic in south of Iraq ,the disease shows veryimportant clinical ,pathological and biochemical feature that lead to increasemorbidity and mortality rate.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.23975/bjvetr.2022.172809