Mukaratirwa S, Singh V P
School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, 4000 South Africa.
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 2010 Jun;81(2):123-5. doi: 10.4102/jsava.v81i2.124.
Coprological examination was used to determine the prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasites of stray dogs impounded by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Durban and Coast, South Africa. Helminth and protozoan parasites were found in faeces of 240 dogs with an overall prevalence of 82.5% (helminth parasites 93.1% and protozoan parasites 6.9%). The following parasites and their prevalences were detected; Ancylostoma sp. (53.8%), Trichuris vulpis (7.9%), Spirocerca lupi (5.4%), Toxocara canis (7.9%), Toxascaris leonina (0.4%) Giardia intestinalis (5.6%) and Isospora sp. (1.3%). Dogs harbouring a single parasite species were more common (41.7%) than those harbouring 2 (15%) or multiple (2.1%) species. Ancylostoma sp., Toxocara canis and Giardia intestinalis have zoonotic potential and were detected in 66.7% of the samples.
采用粪便学检查来确定南非德班和海岸防止虐待动物协会（SPCA）收容的流浪狗胃肠道寄生虫的流行情况和感染强度。在240只狗的粪便中发现了蠕虫和原生动物寄生虫，总体患病率为82.5%（蠕虫寄生虫为93.1%，原生动物寄生虫为6.9%）。检测到以下寄生虫及其患病率：钩口线虫属（53.8%）、狐毛首线虫（7.9%）、狼旋尾线虫（5.4%）、犬弓首蛔虫（7.9%）、狮弓蛔虫（0.4%）、肠贾第虫（5.6%）和等孢球虫属（1.3%）。感染单一寄生虫种类的狗比感染两种（15%）或多种（2.1%）寄生虫种类的狗更常见（41.7%）。钩口线虫属、犬弓首蛔虫和肠贾第虫具有人畜共患潜力，在66.7%的样本中被检测到。
