Epidemiological assessment of intestinal parasitic infections in dogs at animal shelter in Veracruz, Mexico
Objective: To determine the prevalence of infection with intestinal parasites in 101 dogs in an animal shelter in Veracruz, Mexico, and investigate whether any general characteristics of the dogs were associated with infections. Methods: Parasitological examination of fecal samples from the dogs was...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:59d0cf5e3b9644d884f94fc6b8e3dafe 2023-05-15T15:07:21+02:00 Epidemiological assessment of intestinal parasitic infections in dogs at animal shelter in Veracruz, Mexico Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel Dora Romero-Salas Mariel Aguilar-Domínguez Anabel Cruz-Romero Nelly Ibarra-Priego Adalberto Ángel Pérez-de-León 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30167-2 https://doaj.org/article/59d0cf5e3b9644d884f94fc6b8e3dafe EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115301672 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-1691 2221-1691 doi:10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30167-2 https://doaj.org/article/59d0cf5e3b9644d884f94fc6b8e3dafe Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 34-39 (2015) Intestinal parasites Infection Prevalence Shelter Dogs Mexico Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30167-2 2022-12-31T04:55:40Z Objective: To determine the prevalence of infection with intestinal parasites in 101 dogs in an animal shelter in Veracruz, Mexico, and investigate whether any general characteristics of the dogs were associated with infections. Methods: Parasitological examination of fecal samples from the dogs was performed by means of centrifuge-flotation using Sheather's sucrose and zinc sulfate flotation media. In addition, hematocrit was determined in each canine blood sample. Results: Intestinal parasites were found in 99 (98.0%) of the 101 dogs studied. About five different intestinal parasites were identified: Ancylostoma caninum in 89 dogs (88.1%), Giardia canis in 46 (45.5%), Uncinaria stenocephala in 43 (42.6%), Trichuris vulpis in 19 (18.8%) and Strongyloides canis in 16 (15.8%). Multivariate analysis showed: 1) Giardia infection was associated with young age and mixed breed; 2) Ancylostoma was associated with young age and no rabies vaccination; and 3) Strongyloides was associated with no rabies vaccination. Uncinaria and Trichuris infections were not associated with the variables assessed. Conclusions: A high prevalence of intestinal parasites was found in the dogs studied. This suggests that the environment is highly contaminated with intestinal parasites. Preventive and therapeutic measures should be taken against infection with intestinal parasites in dogs in this region. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 5 1 34 39 |
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Objective: To determine the prevalence of infection with intestinal parasites in 101 dogs in an animal shelter in Veracruz, Mexico, and investigate whether any general characteristics of the dogs were associated with infections. Methods: Parasitological examination of fecal samples from the dogs was performed by means of centrifuge-flotation using Sheather's sucrose and zinc sulfate flotation media. In addition, hematocrit was determined in each canine blood sample. Results: Intestinal parasites were found in 99 (98.0%) of the 101 dogs studied. About five different intestinal parasites were identified: Ancylostoma caninum in 89 dogs (88.1%), Giardia canis in 46 (45.5%), Uncinaria stenocephala in 43 (42.6%), Trichuris vulpis in 19 (18.8%) and Strongyloides canis in 16 (15.8%). Multivariate analysis showed: 1) Giardia infection was associated with young age and mixed breed; 2) Ancylostoma was associated with young age and no rabies vaccination; and 3) Strongyloides was associated with no rabies vaccination. Uncinaria and Trichuris infections were not associated with the variables assessed. Conclusions: A high prevalence of intestinal parasites was found in the dogs studied. This suggests that the environment is highly contaminated with intestinal parasites. Preventive and therapeutic measures should be taken against infection with intestinal parasites in dogs in this region. |
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Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel Dora Romero-Salas Mariel Aguilar-Domínguez Anabel Cruz-Romero Nelly Ibarra-Priego Adalberto Ángel Pérez-de-León |
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Epidemiological assessment of intestinal parasitic infections in dogs at animal shelter in Veracruz, Mexico |
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