Mitra  Ranjan Panda, Bijayendra  Nath Mohanty, Manaswini  Dehuri, 
    Studies on Incidence of Babesiosis in Stray and Pet Dogs in and Around Bhubaneswar,
Odisha: By Simple Microscopy,
    Veterinary Research,
    Volume 9,Issue 3,
    2016,
    Pages 9-14,
    ISSN 1993-5412,
    vr.2016.9.14,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=vr.2016.9.14)
    Abstract: Babesiosis is caused by tick borne protozoal
parasite prevalent in the canines Babesia canis and
B. <i>gibsoni</i> worldwide. In the current study, a total of 198
blood samples from both stray and pet dogs with history
of fever (102-1060F), anorexia, anaemia, hemoglobinuria,
enlarged lymph nodes and tick infestation were collected
and examined at teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex,
College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry,
OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha during a period of one year
(August 2014 to June 2015). Examination of blood smears
revealed an overall incidence of 8.07% (16/198) with
3.53% (7/198) positive for B. canis and 4.54% (9/198)
positive for B. gibsoni. The younger males (&lt;1 year of
age) of both stray and pet dogs belongs to Labrador breed
were found to be most infected with the babesiosis
infection during summer followed by rainy and winter
season. The percentage of incidence among pet dogs was
higher (9%) than stray dogs (7.14%).
    Keywords: Canine;Babesia canis;Babesia gibsoni;Bhubaneswar;Odisha