The epidemiological characteristics of Carreù disease among dogs and evaluating the treatment efficiency at veterinary clinics in Ca Mau city

Abstract

The epidemiological characteristics of Carreù disease in dogs were conducted via a cross-sectional study of 342 dogs in Ca Mau city. The method of clinical examination and rapid test by the CDV Ag kit (Asan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Korea) was applied to detect the disease. Besides, the effectiveness
of the treatment method was also evaluated in this study. The studied results indicated that the rate of Carreù disease through the rapid test in Ca Mau city was 9.94% of the total number of the surveyed dogs. The infected dogs showed some common clinical symptoms, such as: high fever, vomiting, green nasal discharge, anorexia, tiredness, coffee-colored diarrhea, stink. The incidence of Carreù
disease in the dogs depended on the age, breed, and vaccination status. The analyzed results of risk factors related to the disease showed that there was a strong correlation between factors of age, breed, vaccination status of dogs and Carré disease. The evaluation results of the supportive
treatment effectiveness at veterinary clinics in Ca Mau city were still low.