Correlação dos achados clínicos e laboratoriais de cães suspeitos de cinomose - estudo retrospectivo.

Abstract

The distemper is an infectious disease caused by an RNA virus belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae and genus morbillivirus, considered one of the most important pathogens of dogs around the world. The objective of this work was to conduct a survey to evaluate the clinical and laboratory results of blood tests of suspected cases of canine distemper in the Veterinary Hospital (HV), the Center for Health and Rural Technology (CSTR), Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), from January 2008 to December 2012. Initially, they were used as a basis for quantifying the number of cases of the disease, the clinical records filed in Small Animal Internal Medicine (CMPA), the HV. Assessing parameter hematology, 60.7% (153/252) were anemic. In 15.1% (38/252) was observed leukopenia and 40.5% (102/252) of cases had lymphopenia. In five clinical cases was requested research Lentz inclusions, which are positive in all. The disease mainly affected dogs under one year of age (45.6%). The most prevalent clinical signs were nasal discharge in 63.8% (161/252) of the records, eye discharge in 52.7% (133/252), and myoclonus in 39.7% (100/252) of cases. Therefore, one can conclude that blood tests and research including viral tests that are definitely not allow the confirmation of Canine distemper, making it necessary to implement the use of more specific tests, such as serology and immunochromatographic test in order to determine the treatment and establishing prognosis.