Aspectos epidemiológicos de cães com suspeita de cinomose atendidos no hospital veterinário da Ufra no período de 2016 a 2022

Abstract

Canine distemper is a disease caused by a Morbillivirus and has a worldwide distribution. This study aimed to trace the epidemiological aspects of dogs with suspected distemper treated at the infectious diseases sector of the Mário Dias Teixeira Veterinary Hospital of the Federal Rural University of Amazônia (UFRA), on the Belém-PA campus. The methodology used was retrospective cross-sectional observational descriptive research of epidemiological data of dogs with suspected distemper, from 2016 to 2022, through a survey of the following variables: month and year of service, sex, age group, race, neighborhood, vaccination, clinical signs, complementary exams, and evolution of the clinical picture (euthanasia, death, medical discharge or not informed). As a result, the highest incidence was observed in male dogs, aged between 7 months and 1-year, mixed breed, without vaccination protocols, belonging to the municipality of Belém, coming from the neighborhoods Terra Firme, Guamá and Marco; presenting symptoms such as: myoclonus, vocalization, nasal secretion, ocular secretion, vomiting and diarrhea.