Prevalence of intestinal helminth parasites of stray dogs in Shendi area, Sudan

• Autorzy: Sulieman Y. , Zakaria M.A. , Pengsakul T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Three hundred and sixty fecal samples of stray dogs were collected between July and December 2018, from open grounds of Shendi city and two suburbs (Gulia and Musiab), River Nile State, Sudan, and were examined for helminthic infections. The results showed 43 (11.9%) of the samples were positive for at least one species of helminth. A total of four helminth species were identified, including two nematodes (Ancylostoma caninum and Trichuris vulpis) and two cestodes (Dipylidium caninum and Taenia spp.). Taenia spp. was found to be the most common helminth infection in stray dogs (6.7%) followed by D. caninum (3.1%), while the least was the nematode, A. caninum (0.8%). The prevalence of infection among stray dogs in the suburbs was found to be higher than those in the city; however, there was no statistical significance (P = 0.07). In conclusion, stray dogs in Shendi area were found to be harboring several important zoonotic helminthes such as A. caninum and Taenia spp.; this shows the necessity of stray dog population management in this area as they present a health risk to the community.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annals of Parasitology
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: 66
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.115-118,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Sulieman Y.

• Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Shendi, Shendi, Sudan

autor

Zakaria M.A.

• Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, University of Nyala, Nyala, Sudan

autor

Pengsakul T.

• Faculty of Medical Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17420/ap6601.246