DIAGNOSIS OF CANINE PARVOVIRAL INFECTION BY DETECTION OF VIRAL ANTIGEN

Abstract

Among 57 clinically suspected dogs, 15.8 per cent and 19.3 per cent respectively, had CPV antigen in the faecal samples by AGID and CIEP. Hamagglutination test detected CPV antigen in faecal samples of 61.4 per cent of the clinically suspected dogs. Haemagglutination was found to be significantly superior• than AGID and CIEP for the detection of canine parvo virus antigen in faeces.