Epidemiological investigation of gastrointestinal parasites in dog populations in Basra province, Southern Iraq
| Autor: | Zainab M. Salem, Azmi Al-Jubury, Khawla B. N. Al-Jassim, Yasser S. Mahmmod |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Veterinary medicine education.field_of_study biology 030231 tropical medicine Population Trichuris vulpis 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Canis Physaloptera parasitic diseases Helminths Parasitology Original Article GIARDIA SPP Ancylostoma caninum education Toxocara canis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology. 41(4) |
| ISSN: | 0971-7196 |
| Popis: | The understanding of the epidemiology of canine parasitic infections is necessary for an efficient control program to minimize the risk of zoonotic transmission. The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the prevalence of canine gastrointestinal helminths and protozoa in Basra province, Southern Iraq, and (2) to identify the association of epidemiological characteristics (age, breed, gender, and feed type) of dogs with the parasitic infections. A total of 93 fecal samples, collected in the period from December 2014 to June 2015, were examined macroscopically and microscopically for the presence of worm eggs and protozoal oocysts, using centrifugal flotation method. The overall prevalence of infected dogs was 77.4% (72/93). About 54.8% (51/93) dogs were infected with more than one genus of parasites. The prevalence of multiple infections with two, three, and four parasites was 30.1% (28/93), 22.6% (21/93), and 2.2% (2/93), respectively. The most frequently detected parasites were Toxocara canis (62.4%, 58/93), Physaloptera spp. (28%, 26/93), Alaria spp. (26.9%, 25/93), Trichuris vulpis (9.7%, 9/93), and Ancylostoma caninum (7.5%, 7/93). Isospora canis (6.5%, 6/93) and Giardia spp. (4.3%, 4/93) were the only protozoan parasites identified in this study. Toxocara canis infection was significantly associated with sex and age of the dogs (P |
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