Molecular prevalence with associated risk factors
and haemato-serum electrolyte analysis of E. coli O157:H7in Canine
pups with diarrhoea
Asfand Yar Khan1,Syed Saleem Ahmad*1, Muhammad Avais1 and Kamran Ashraf2
1Department
of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Animal
Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, 54000 2Department of
Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore,
Pakistan, 54000
*Corresponding author:
vetsalim@uvas.edu.pk
Abstract
This study was conducted on canine puppies
(n=600) with diarrhoea during October 2019-20 in district Lahore, Pakistan to
know the molecular prevalence of E. coli
O157:H7, its associated risk factors and the impact of bacterial diarrhea on
various blood parameters and serum electrolytes. PCR-based positive (n=21) and
negative (n=21) cases were sampled for their blood, and serum for the haemato-serum
electrolyte analysis.The results showed
that the overall prevalence of E. coli O157:H7was 3.5% (P<0.05) in canine diarrheic pups. The
highest prevalence of E. coli
O157:H7was found within the UVAS pet center (10 %, 10/100).
Season, food, drinking water plus animal breed, sex, co-habitation with other
animals and contact with animalsˋfeces, were significantly (P<0.05) associated
with the E. coli O157:H7prevalence. Mean value of Hb
(P<0.01), RBCs (P<0.05), lymphocytes (P<0.01) and platelets (P<0.05) were
reduced significantly, while neutrophils, PCV and TLC were increased
significantly(P<0.01) in the infected group as compared to the control healthy
group. A significant decrease was found in sodium mEq/l (P<0.01) and potassium
mEq/l (P<0.05), while a significant (P<0.01) increase was found in chloride mEq/l
and bicarbonate mmol/l in the infected group as compared to control healthy
group. In conclusion, the E. coli O157:H7was present in
the canine puppies of district Lahore Pakistan and had a high effect on blood
parameters and serum electrolytes.
To Cite This Article:
Khan AY,Ahmad SS, Avais M and Ashraf
K, 2022. Molecular prevalence with associated risk
factors and haemato-serum electrolyte analysis of E. coli O157:H7in Canine pups
with diarrhoea. Pak Vet J, 42(2): 161-166.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2022.009