Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, The Hebrew University Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot, 761001, Israel.
Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, The Hebrew University Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot, 761001, Israel.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Feb;68:101401. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2019.101401. Epub 2019 Dec 3.
Giardia duodenalis causes gastro-intestinal (GI) disease and carries a zoonotic risk. The risk for infection depends on local prevalence and individual immunity, but clinical signs are inconsistent and the role of G. duodenalis in other GI diseases is unknown. The current study aims were to evaluate the prevalence of G. duodenalis in dogs presented to a university veterinary teaching hospital in Israel, investigate risk factors for infection and its associations with other diseases. Fecal samples from 163 dogs were tested for G. duodenalis by an antigen assay (FASTest® Giardia strip). Prevalence of G. duodenalis infection was 11.9 %. It was significantly associated with young age (≤1year) and canine parvoviral enteritis. Housing conditions, signs of GI disease or other systemic diseases were unassociated with infection. In conclusion, G. duodenalis infection prevalence is relatively low in the study population. Young age and diagnosis of co-infections are common, warranting screening for G. duodenalis.
十二指肠贾第鞭毛虫可引起胃肠道 (GI) 疾病，并具有动物源传染病风险。感染风险取决于当地流行率和个体免疫力，但临床症状不一致，且其在其他胃肠道疾病中的作用尚不清楚。本研究旨在评估在以色列一所大学兽医教学医院就诊的犬中十二指肠贾第鞭毛虫的流行率，调查感染的危险因素及其与其他疾病的关联。用抗原检测法（FASTest®贾第鞭毛虫检测条）对 163 只犬的粪便样本进行了检测。十二指肠贾第鞭毛虫感染的流行率为 11.9%。它与年龄较小（≤1 岁）和犬细小病毒性肠炎显著相关。居住条件、胃肠道疾病或其他全身性疾病的症状与感染无关。总之，在所研究的人群中，十二指肠贾第鞭毛虫感染的流行率相对较低。年龄较小和合并感染的诊断较为常见，需要对其进行贾第鞭毛虫筛查。
