Elshazly Atef M, Awad Soha E, Abdel Tawab Ahmed H, Haridy Fouad M, Morsy Tosson A
Departmentsof Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mansoura, Egypt.
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2007 Apr;37(1):287-98.
A total of one hundred and ninety street dogs were captured from urban area, Mansoura district and three hundreds and fifty from rural area, Met El-Korama and adjacent villages (Manshet El-Badawy, Talka Center). The overall prevalence of Echinoccocus granulosus was 5%, with a worm burden ranging from 4 to 1010 (mean = 421). The prevalence was 6% in rural locality and 3.2% in urban locality. E. granulosus in dogs was significantly higher in rural areas but, without significant difference in puppies and males. The overall sensitivity was 61.5% and specificity was 97.5%. Apart from E. granulosus, dogs were also, infected with Taenia sp., Diplydium caninum, Toxocara canis, Trichurus vulpis and Ancylostoma caninum. The major cross-reactions were with Taenia sp., and D. caninum. Significantly, no correlation was found between ELISA on dogs' sera and E. granulosus burden.
共从城区曼苏拉区捕获190只流浪狗，从农村地区迈特艾尔科拉马及其邻近村庄（曼谢特艾尔巴达维、塔尔卡中心）捕获350只。细粒棘球绦虫的总体感染率为5%，虫负荷量在4至1010之间（平均 = 421）。农村地区的感染率为6%，城市地区为3.2%。农村地区犬类的细粒棘球绦虫感染率显著更高，但幼犬和雄性犬类之间无显著差异。总体敏感性为61.5%，特异性为97.5%。除细粒棘球绦虫外，犬类还感染有带绦虫属、犬复孔绦虫、犬弓首蛔虫、狐毛首线虫和犬钩虫。主要交叉反应发生在带绦虫属和犬复孔绦虫之间。值得注意的是，犬血清酶联免疫吸附测定结果与细粒棘球绦虫负荷量之间未发现相关性。
