A field survey on parasites and antibodies against selected pathogens in owned dogs in Lilongwe, Malawi
| Autor: | Richard Ssuna, Karin Alvåsen, Johan Höglund, Sandra M. Johansson, Ulf Emanuelson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Malawi Veterinary medicine Canis lupus familiaris Endoparasites Dirofilaria immitis Urban environments Biology Gastrointestinal helminths Sub-saharan Africa Antibodies Feces 03 medical and health sciences Dogs Seroepidemiologic Studies Zoonoses parasitic diseases Prevalence Vector-borne diseases Animals Seroprevalence Anaplasma Dog Diseases Ctenocephalides lcsh:Veterinary medicine Toxascaris leonina General Veterinary Trichuris vulpis General Medicine 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification Ancylostoma lcsh:SF600-1100 Ectoparasites Toxocara canis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, Volume: 87, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-6, Published: 2016 Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, Vol 87, Iss 1, Pp e1-e6 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2224-9435 1019-9128 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/jsava.v87i1.1358 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to screen for selected parasites and antibody levels against vectorborne pathogens in owned dogs in Lilongwe, Malawi. The study population consisted of 100 dogs; 80 participating in vaccination–spaying campaigns and 20 visiting a veterinary clinic as paying clients. All dogs went through a general physical examination including visual examination for signs of ectoparasites. A total of 100 blood samples were analysed using commercial snap tests and 40 faecal samples by egg flotation in saturated sodium chloride. The sampled dogs had a seroprevalence of 12% for Anaplasma spp., 22% for Ehrlichia spp., 4% for Dirofilaria immitis and 1% for Leishmania spp. Eggs from Ancylostoma spp. were found in 80% of the faecal samples, whereas eggs of Trichuris vulpis , Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina were only present in 3%, 8% and 13% of the samples, respectively. Ectoparasites such as Ctenocephalides sp., Trichodectes sp. and ticks were present on 98%, 25% and 11%, respectively, of the campaign dogs. Among client dogs, 35% had Ctenocephalides fleas, 10% had Trichodectes lice and none had ticks. Public education and prophylactic treatment could be used to improve the animal welfare of dogs; this would most likely also have positive impact on public health. |
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