Canine diseases of public health significance in Nigeria.

A review of diseases of dogs of public health significance in Nigeria is given based essentially on recent findings. The objective is to collate and inform the public of some Zoonotic diseases which have been reported in owned and stray dog populations in Nigeria so as to encourage better methods of pet health care delivery and control in the country. Rabies, Q fever, Toxoplasmosis, Brucellosis, Salmonellosis, Coccidiodomycosis, Ring worm and Helmithzoonotic parasites associated with Ancylostomiasis, Echinococcosis, Toxocariasis and Cestodiasis are among diseases transmissible from dogs to man in Nigeria.