Kimura A, Morishima Y, Nagahama S, Horikoshi T, Edagawa A, Kawabuchi-Kurata T, Sugiyama H, Yamasaki H. A coprological survey of intestinal helminthes in stray dogs captured in osaka prefecture, Japan.
J Vet Med Sci 2013;
75:1409-11. [PMID:
23774027 PMCID:
PMC3942944 DOI:
10.1292/jvms.12-0499]
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Abstract
This study aimed to investigate intestinal helminth infection in stray dogs in Osaka
Prefecture by surveying coprological samples from dogs captured from 2006–2011. Of 212
fecal samples collected, overall prevalence of infection was 39.2%. The most common
species was Toxocara canis (25.0%), followed by Trichuris
vulpis (8.0%), Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (3.3%), Taeniidae
(2.4%), Ancylostoma caninum (1.9%) and Toxascaris
leonine (0.5%). In the molecular analysis, all of the taeniid eggs were
negative for Echinococcus multilocularis and were identified as other
taeniid species (e.g., Taenia pisiformis). Our results suggest that stray
dogs remain important infection reservoirs of zoonotic parasites in Osaka Prefecture.
Therefore, control of stray dogs is crucial for reducing the risk of public health
problems due to parasitic infections.
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