Ortuño Anna, Scorza Valeria, Castellà Joaquim, Lappin Mike
Department Sanitat i Anatomia Animals. Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
Colorado State University, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, CO 80524, USA.
Vet J. 2014 Mar;199(3):465-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.11.022. Epub 2013 Dec 3.
To compare the prevalence of intestinal parasites in shelter and hunting dogs in Catalonia, Northeastern Spain, fresh faecal samples from 81 shelter dogs and 88 hunting dogs were collected and analysed by faecal flotation. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 71.6% in each population. In the shelter dog group, 67.9% of dogs were positive for intestinal protozoa and 9.8% were positive for helminths. In the hunting dog group, 20.4% of dogs were positive for intestinal protozoa and 63.6% were positive for helminths. A subset of Giardia-positive samples was evaluated by PCR; Giardia assemblages C or D were detected. These results suggest that comprehensive parasite control measures should be implemented in both shelter and hunting dogs in Catalonia.
为比较西班牙东北部加泰罗尼亚地区收容所犬和狩猎犬肠道寄生虫的感染率,采集了81只收容所犬和88只狩猎犬的新鲜粪便样本,并通过粪便漂浮法进行分析。每个犬群中肠道寄生虫的总体感染率均为71.6%。在收容所犬组中,67.9%的犬肠道原虫检测呈阳性,9.8%的犬蠕虫检测呈阳性。在狩猎犬组中,20.4%的犬肠道原虫检测呈阳性,63.6%的犬蠕虫检测呈阳性。对贾第虫阳性样本的一个子集进行了PCR评估;检测到贾第虫C或D组合。这些结果表明,加泰罗尼亚的收容所犬和狩猎犬均应实施全面的寄生虫控制措施。