Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
Public Communal Company, Veterina Belgrade, Emergency Room Utility, Serbia.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Jun;76:101653. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2021.101653. Epub 2021 Apr 22.
Data on endoparasitic infections in dogs from dog shelters in Southeastern Europe are limited; thus, this study aimed to add to the existing knowledge on this topic by reporting on the prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs from public dog shelters in the Republic of Serbia. In 2017 and 2018, individual and pooled fecal samples, were collected from 1267 dogs from six shelters. All samples were qualitatively examined for parasites using flotation tests. Seven taxa of intestinal parasites were identified: Cystoisospora spp., ascarids: Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina, hookworms, Trichuris vulpis, taeniids and Dipylidium caninum. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 58. 3 % (78. 1 % in young dogs and 53.1 % in adult dogs). The parasites detected in both young (<1 year old) and adult dogs (>1 year old) were Cystoisospora spp. (20 % and 4.9 %), T. canis (33.5 % and 14.7 %), T. leonina (7.7 % and 2.3 %), and hookworms (16.9 % and 15 %), respectively. However, T. vulpis (9.6 %), taeniids (1.3 %), and D. caninum (5.4 %) were detected only in adult dogs. In the Belgrade shelter, young dogs had a higher prevalence of endoparasitic infections (18.9 %, 49/260) than adult dogs (14.8 %, 149/1007). In the Subotica, Jagodina and Niš shelters, young dogs had significantly higher (p < 0.001 and p < 0.05, respectively) prevalence of endoparasitic infections (10 %, 12.3 % and 14.6 %) than adult dogs (5.3 %, 8 % and 7.2 %). These results will be useful for establishing health care programs in dog shelters and implementing effective strategies for the control of intestinal parasites.
在东南欧的狗收容所中，有关内寄生虫感染的数据有限；因此，本研究旨在通过报告塞尔维亚共和国公立狗收容所中狗的肠道寄生虫流行情况，增加这方面的现有知识。2017 年和 2018 年，从六个收容所的 1267 只狗中采集了个体和混合粪便样本。所有样本均采用漂浮试验进行定性寄生虫检查。鉴定出了七种肠道寄生虫：等孢球虫、蛔虫：犬弓首蛔虫和狮弓首蛔虫、钩虫、毛首线虫、带绦虫和复孔绦虫。肠道寄生虫的总流行率为 58.3%（幼犬为 78.1%，成年犬为 53.1%）。在幼犬（<1 岁）和成年犬（>1 岁）中均检测到的寄生虫有等孢球虫（20%和 4.9%）、犬弓首蛔虫（33.5%和 14.7%）、狮弓首蛔虫（7.7%和 2.3%）和钩虫（16.9%和 15%）。然而，仅在成年犬中检测到毛首线虫（9.6%）、带绦虫（1.3%）和复孔绦虫（5.4%）。在贝尔格莱德收容所中，幼犬的内寄生虫感染率（18.9%，49/260）高于成年犬（14.8%，149/1007）。在苏博蒂察、雅戈丁那和尼什收容所中，幼犬的内寄生虫感染率（分别为 10%、12.3%和 14.6%）显著高于成年犬（分别为 5.3%、8%和 7.2%）（p<0.001 和 p<0.05）。这些结果将有助于制定狗收容所的保健计划，并实施有效的肠道寄生虫控制策略。
