Prevalence of microfilaraemia in episodic weakness and clinically normal dogs belonging to hunting breeds

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Abstract
Blood samples from 50 dogs with episodic weakness and 50 clinically normal dogs, all belonging to hunting breeds, were examined for microfilariae using the modified Knott's method. The prevalence of microfilaraemia in dogs belonging to the episodic weakness group was 10% forDirofilaria immitis, 30% forDirolfilaria repensand 8% forAcanthocheilonema reconditum. In the clinically normal group, the figures were 14% forDirofilaria repensand 4% forAcanthocheilonema reconditum. The overall percentage of dogs with microfilaraemia in the episodic weakness group was 44 and that of the clinically normal group 16, with a statistically significant difference (PDirofilaria repens, Acanthocheilonema reconditum) was 34% and 16% for the episodic weakness group and the clinically normal dogs, respectively, with no significant difference.

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