Intestinal parasite infections in dogs affected by multicentric lymphoma and undergoing chemotherapy
| Autor: | Alessandra Gavazza, Alina Zbriger, Stefania Perrucci, Francesca Mancianti, Mario Cervone |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Multicentric lymphoma Lymphoma Chemotherapy Dog Intestinal parasites Prevalence Protozoa Microbiology Immunology and Allergy Immunology Veterinary (all) Infectious Diseases 040301 veterinary sciences medicine.medical_treatment 030231 tropical medicine Cryptosporidium Intestinal parasite medicine.disease_cause Gastroenterology Entamoeba 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Dogs 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine Animals Dog Diseases Intestinal Diseases Parasitic Protozoan Infections Animal General Veterinary biology Neospora 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Italy Thelazioidea Giardia lamblia |
| Popis: | Prevalence and species composition of intestinal parasites were evaluated in dogs affected by high-grade multicentric lymphoma and undergoing chemotherapy and in control healthy dogs. Obtained data were statistically analyzed. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasite infections was 33.3%. In lymphoma dogs, the prevalence of protozoa infections (46.7%) was significantly higher (p 0.05) than that of helminth infections (6.7%) and Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., Neospora caninum, Cystoisospora ohioensis-complex, Entamoeba sp. and Spirocerca lupi were identified. In the control group, only 3/15 dogs (20%) were found positive and no statistically significant differences emerged regarding helminth (hookworms and Toxocara canis) and protozoa (G. duodenalis) infections. Results from this study may suggest a potential higher prevalence of opportunistic intestinal protozoa, including some potentially zoonotic species, in dogs affected by high-grade multicentric lymphoma, emphasizing the need to monitor lymphoma-affected dogs for these protozoa, especially those undergoing chemotherapy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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