Näreaho Anu, Puomio Jutta, Saarinen Kaisa, Jokelainen Pikka, Juselius Tiina, Sukura Antti
Department of Veterinary Biosciences, PO Box 66, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
J Feline Med Surg. 2012 Jun;14(6):378-83. doi: 10.1177/1098612X12439257. Epub 2012 Feb 10.
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of feline intestinal parasites in Finland and to determine the possible risk factors for infection. Altogether 411 feline fecal samples were analyzed with a flotation method to reveal helminth eggs and protozoan oocysts. Of the samples, 402 were also screened for Giardia species antigens with a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. The cat owners completed a questionnaire. Toxocara cati prevalence was 5.4% and Toxascaris leonina 0.2%. Taenia species eggs were found in 1.5% of the samples and Isospora felis in 0.7%, whilst 3.2% of the samples tested positive for Giardia species antigen. Risk factors for Toxocara/Toxascaris species infection included being a non-pedigree cat, having access to the outdoors, living outside of the cities and receiving home-made food. Pedigree cats were at greater risk of contracting Giardia duodenalis. The majority of the cat owners (62.4%) treated their cat with anthelmintics 2-4 times per year.
本研究的目的是估计芬兰猫肠道寄生虫的流行情况，并确定可能的感染风险因素。总共对411份猫粪便样本采用浮选法进行分析，以检测蠕虫卵和原生动物卵囊。其中402份样本还使用商用酶联免疫吸附测定试剂盒筛查贾第虫属抗原。猫主人填写了一份问卷。猫弓首蛔虫的流行率为5.4%，狮弓蛔虫为0.2%。在1.5%的样本中发现了带绦虫属的虫卵，0.7%的样本中发现了猫等孢球虫，而3.2%的样本贾第虫属抗原检测呈阳性。猫弓首蛔虫/狮弓蛔虫属感染的风险因素包括非纯种猫、可到户外、生活在城市以外以及食用自制食物。纯种猫感染十二指肠贾第虫的风险更高。大多数猫主人（62.4%）每年给他们的猫使用驱虫药2至4次。
