The prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs from Prague, rural areas, and shelters of the Czech Republic

Dubná, Soňa; Langrová, Iva; Napravnik, J.; Jankovská, Ivana; Vadlejch, Jaroslav; Pekár, Stanislav; Fechtner, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.11.006

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“…Borecka et al (2009) and Balicka-Ramisz et al (2003) determined a 19.1 % and 39.8 % prevalence of T. canis in red foxes from Central and Western Poland respectively; they also determined a 0.0 % and 0.9 % prevalence of T. leonina in red foxes from Central and Western Poland respectively. Dubná et al (2007b) monitored the prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs from metropolitan Prague, rural areas surrounding Prague, and dog shelters in the Czech Republic; they reported T. canis in 6.2 % and 2.0 % of dogs in Prague and rural areas respectively; T. leonina was observed in 0.9 % and 1.7 % of canine faecal samples in metropolitan Prague and rural areas respectively. In our study, we also observed the hookworm Uncinaria stenocephala, however, only 10 % (4/40) of foxes were infected with this helminth, with a mean infection intensity of 8 hookworms (Table 1).…”

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Parasites with possible zoonotic potential in the small intestines of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Northwest Bohemia (CzR)

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SummaryWe determined the prevalence of primarily zoonotic parasites in the small intestines of 40 (20 males and 20 females) red foxes living near human dwellings. The total prevalence of parasite infection was 77.5 % (31/40); the prevalence was 37.5 % (15/40) for Toxocara canis and 35 % (14/40) for Toxascaris leonina. The mean intensity infection was 3 and 11 helminths for T. canis and T. leonina, respectively. The prevalence of other intestinal helminths and mean infection intensity in this study are given: Echinococcus multilocularis 40 % (16/40) with 1000 individuals, Mesocestoides spp. 40 % (16/40) with 8 individuals, Uncinaria stenocephala 10 % (4/40) with 8 individuals, and Taenia pisiformis 10 % (4/40) with 1 individual. With regards to prevalence and intensity of infection, as well as prevalence of individual parasites, there were no signifi cant differences (P≥0.05) between male and female red foxes.

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Parasites with possible zoonotic potential in the small intestines of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Northwest Bohemia (CzR)

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“…Human consumption of raw or undercooked beef and pork containing mature sarcocysts of S. hominis and S. suihominis, respectively, can cause intestinal Sarcocystosis (Bunyaratvej et al 2007). Dogs are known as definitive hosts for some of the microscopic species of Sarcocystis (Dubná et al 2007). Recently, additional diagnostic efforts such as electron microscopy and molecular techniques have been employed for differentiation of various species of sarcocyst in sheep; for example, use of transmission electron microscope for differentiation of S. tenella and S. arieticanis in sheep based on cyst wall ultra-structure and thickness of cysts.…”

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The role of sheep in the epidemiology of Sarcocystis spp. in Tabriz area northwest of Iran

Mirzaei

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2014

J Parasit Dis

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The parasites of genus Sarcocystis are among the most commonly found parasites in domestic ruminants and some species of Sarcocystis can generate important economic loss when causing clinical and subclinical disease. In the present study, three techniques-direct inspection, impression smears and digestion method-were used for the diagnosis of Sarcocystis infection in 130 slaughtered sheep in Tabriz abattoir from April 2013 to October 2013. A total of 620 slaughtered sheep were selected randomly and their oesophagus and diaphragm were inspected using naked eye examination. In the second stage, 130 carcasses out of the 620 which had no apparent infection were selected randomly and their meat investigated using two techniques: impression smear with staining and pepsin digestion. The percentage of macroscopic cysts found in the oesophagus and diaphragm muscle was 5.64 and 2.74 %, respectively, and microscopically, infection was found in 100 % of the organs. There was no significant difference between different ages or between males and females. Although all of the sheep were found to be infected with Sarcocystis, majority of the cysts were demonstrated microscopically. This suggests that meat should be cooked sufficiently, since a macroscopic inspection may not provide true results. Also, it has of great importance the farmers to be trained not to feed their dogs and cats with uncooked meat, and the abattoir remnants to be burned, in order to be effectively broken of infection cycle between the intermediate and the definitive hosts in Tabriz city, northwest of Iran.

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“…Bu çalışmada, çoban köpeklerinde aynı türlere rastlanması diğer çalışmalarla uyumlu bulunmuş, ancak karşılaştırma yapma açısından kırsal alanda sürü ile ev bekçilik görevi için barındırılan köpeklerle ilgili çalışma sayısı az ve eski yıllara ait olması bir eksiklik oluşturmuştur. Şehir ortamı ile kırsal alanlar, köpek yoğunluğu bakımından karşılaştı-rıldığında şehirdeki köpek sayısının (sokak/sahipli) kırsal alandaki sayıdan daha fazla olması beklenmekte, ayrıca şehir yaşamının dar ve kısıtlı mekanlarında, çevre kontaminasyonunun daha fazla olmasına bağlı olarak da bulaşmanın artması düşünülmektedir (23). Helmint enfeksiyonlarının yayılışı, şehirlerde yapılan çalış-malarda %19,4-60 saptanırken Elazığ yöresi kırsal köpeklerinde nekropside %95, Ankara çevresinde köy köpeklerinde dışkıda %80,99 bulunmuştur (10-12, 14, 16-18).…”

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Helminth Infections by Coprological Examination in Sheep-Dogs and Their Zoonotic Importance

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et al. 2017

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ÖZAmaç: Bu çalışma, çoban köpeklerinde sindirim sistemi helmintlerinin yaygınlığını ve zoonoz öneme sahip türlerin varlığını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntemler: Dışkı örnekleri önce makroskobik olarak incelenmiş, daha sonra helmint yumurtaları yönünden formalin ethyl-acetat sedimentasyon ve ZnSO 4 flotasyon yöntemleri ile bakılmıştır. Results: Helminth infection was detected in 35.26% of sheep dogs. Taenia spp. was the most common helminth (12.05%), followed by Toxocara spp. (9.38%), Toxascaris leonina (6.25%), and Trichuris spp. (4.2%). The positive results in the E. granulosus and T. canis-specific PCRbased molecular tests were obtained in 14 of the Taenia egg-positive samples and in 5 of the Toxocara egg-positive samples from dogs. This study has suggested that coprophagy and feed raw offal and meat to dogs may be responsible for finding atypical helminth eggs in fecal samples from dogs in the absence of an actual infection. Conclusion: To make the diagnosis of their owned parasites of dogs, E. granulosus and T. canis which have zoonotic importance, feces must be examined by both conventional and copro-PCR techniques. In addition to dogs' feeding habits, other related factors must be taken into account in the epidemiology of helminth infection; thus, precaution and control measures will be more reliable.

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The prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs from Prague, rural areas, and shelters of the Czech Republic

Cited by 141 publications

References 19 publications

Parasites with possible zoonotic potential in the small intestines of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Northwest Bohemia (CzR)

Parasites with possible zoonotic potential in the small intestines of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Northwest Bohemia (CzR)

The role of sheep in the epidemiology of Sarcocystis spp. in Tabriz area northwest of Iran

Helminth Infections by Coprological Examination in Sheep-Dogs and Their Zoonotic Importance

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