Retrospective study of canine endoparasites diagnosed by fecal flotation methods analyzed across veterinary parasitology diagnostic laboratories, United States, 2018.

Autor: Sobotyk C; Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA., Upton KE; Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA., Lejeune M; Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA., Nolan TJ; Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA., Marsh AE; Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA., Herrin BH; Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA., Borst MM; Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77841, USA., Piccione J; Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77841, USA., Zajac AM; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA., Camp LE; Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA., Pulaski CN; Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA, 30602, USA., Starkey LA; Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA., von Simson C; Virbac Animal Health, Fort Worth, TX, USA., Verocai GG; Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA. gverocai@cvm.tamu.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Parasites & vectors [Parasit Vectors] 2021 Aug 31; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 439. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 31.
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04960-7
Abstrakt: Background: Companion animal endoparasites play a substantial role in both veterinary medicine and public health. Updated epidemiological studies are necessary to identify trends in occurrence and distribution of these parasites, and their associated risk factors. This study aimed to assess the occurrence of canine endoparasites  retrospectively, using fecal flotation  test data available through participating academic veterinary parasitology diagnostic laboratories across the United States of America (USA).
Methods: Canine fecal flotation records from ten veterinary diagnostic laboratories located in nine states in the USA acquired from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018, were included.
Results: A total of 4692 fecal flotation test results were obtained, with a majority comprised of client-owned dogs (3262; 69.52%), followed by research dogs (375; 8.00%), and shelter dogs (122; 2.60%). Samples from 976 (20.80%) dogs were positive for at least one parasite, and co-infections of two or more parasites were found in 3.82% (179/4692) of the samples. The five most commonly detected parasites were: Giardia sp., (8.33%; 391/4692), Ancylostomatidae (5.63%; 264/4692), Cystoisospora spp. (4.35%; 204/4692), Toxocara canis (2.49%;117/4692), and Trichuris vulpis (2.43%; 114/4692). Various other internal parasites, including gastrointestinal and respiratory nematodes, cestodes, trematodes, and protozoans were detected in less than 1% of samples.
Conclusions: These data illustrate the importance of parasite prevention, routine fecal screening, and treatment of pet dogs. Additionally, pet owners should be educated about general parasite prevalence, prevention, and anthelmintic treatment regimens to reduce the risks of environmental contamination and zoonotic transmission.
(© 2021. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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