Evaluation of post-vaccination immunity to canine distemper and parvoviruses in Benin City, Nigeria

• Published in: African journal of biotechnology Vol. 6; no. 16; pp. 1898 - 1904
• Main Authors: Eghafona, N, O, Jacob, J, Yah, S, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 20.08.2007
• Subjects: Canine distemper virus; Canine parvovirus
• ISSN: 1684-5315; 1684-5315
• DOI: 10.5897/AJB2007.000-2286

A study was conducted to determine the immune status of dogs vaccinated against Canine Parvovirus (CPV) and Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) by a clinic-based immunoblot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using a commercially available 120 sample immunocomb registered test kit for canine parvo and distemper IgG in Benin City, Nigeria. Out of 120 dogs sampled, 63 (52.5%) were females while 57 (47.5%) were males. 84 (70%) dogs were exotic breeds while 36 (30%) were mongrels. Majority of the dogs (35, 29.17%) were less than one year old and the age range of all dogs sampled was between 9 weeks and 10 years. Analysis of data showed that there was no significant difference (P < 0.05) between sex, breed, age and level of immunity. A non-parametric chi-square contingency analysis of antigens (CPV and CDV) and level of immunity revealed that there was a high significant association (p < 0.001) between CPV and CDV antigens and level of immunity of the vaccinated dogs sampled.