Siyadatpanah Abolghasem, Pagheh Abdol Sattar, Daryani Ahmad, Sarvi Shahabeddin, Hosseini Seyed Abdollah, Norouzi Roghayeh, Boundenga Larson, Tabatabaie Fatemeh, Pereira Maria de Lourdes, Gholami Shirzad, Nissapatorn Veeranoot
Ferdows School of Paramedical and Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Infectious Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Vet World. 2020 Dec;13(12):2643-2648. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.2643-2648. Epub 2020 Dec 12.
There is a large amount of information on intestinal parasites in stray dogs and golden jackals () in Mazandaran Province, Iran. However, there is little information about foxes and wolves, which have a potential role in the spread of dangerous parasitic diseases, such as echinococcosis and toxocariasis. The aim of the present study was to identify the genus or species of parasitic worms in stool samples obtained from carnivores in Mazandaran Province, Iran, from August 2017 to April 2018.
A total of 274 fecal samples were collected from carnivores, including dog, fox, wolf, and in three areas of Mazandaran Province, Iran. All specimens were examined by centrifugal fecal flotation using a solution of Sheather's sugar to detect helminths eggs. Then, all samples were assessed using a light microscope. Data analysis was performed by SPSS version 18 (Chicago, IL, USA).
In this study, seven genera of helminths were observed, including , , , , , , and . The prevalence of helminth infections was 97.7% (127 out of 130), 56.7% (51 out of 90), 51.4% (18 out of 35), and 52.6% (10 out of 19), among dogs, , foxes, and wolves, respectively. The highest prevalence of and infections occurred in the eastern and central areas of the province (42.1% and 35.7%, respectively).
Based on the results of this study, the infection with intestinal zoonotic helminths in carnivores was an important public health factor in Mazandaran. Therefore, these infections can be potentially harmful to humans and other animals.
伊朗马赞德兰省有大量关于流浪狗和金豺肠道寄生虫的信息。然而，对于狐狸和狼的相关信息却很少，而它们在棘球蚴病和弓首蛔虫病等危险寄生虫病的传播中可能发挥作用。本研究的目的是确定2017年8月至2018年4月从伊朗马赞德兰省食肉动物粪便样本中检出的寄生蠕虫的属或种。
从伊朗马赞德兰省三个地区的食肉动物（包括狗、狐狸、狼和金豺）中总共采集了274份粪便样本。所有标本均采用硫酸锌离心漂浮法，使用谢弗氏糖溶液检测蠕虫卵。然后，所有样本均用光学显微镜进行评估。数据分析使用SPSS 18版（美国伊利诺伊州芝加哥）。
在本研究中，观察到七个蠕虫属，包括蛔虫属、钩虫属、鞭虫属、蛲虫属、绦虫属、吸虫属和棘球绦虫属。蠕虫感染率在狗、金豺、狐狸和狼中分别为97.7%（130只中的127只）、56.7%（90只中的51只）、51.4%（35只中的18只）和52.6%（19只中的10只）。蛔虫属和绦虫属感染率最高的地区分别是该省的东部和中部地区（分别为42.1%和35.7%）。
基于本研究结果，食肉动物肠道人畜共患蠕虫感染是马赞德兰省一个重要的公共卫生因素。因此，这些感染可能对人类和其他动物有潜在危害。
