Prevalence of intestinal parasites in shelter and hunting dogs in Catalonia,Northeastern Spain |
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| Authors: | Anna Ortuño Valeria Scorza Joaquim Castellà Mike Lappin |
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| Institution: | 1. Department Sanitat i Anatomia Animals. Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain;2. Colorado State University, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, CO 80524, USA;1. Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3052, Australia;2. Bombay Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Parel, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, India;3. School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland 4343, Australia;4. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Putra, Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;1. Vároldal ut. 5, 8330 Sümeg, Hungary;2. Institute of Comparative Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Leopoldstr. 5, 80802 München, Germany;3. Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101 Rohrdorf, Germany;1. Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4P3;2. Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4P3;3. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4P3;4. School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Roseworthy Campus, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia;5. Department of Production Animal Health, Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Medicine, University of Calgary, 3300 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1;1. Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Profilassi e Igiene degli Alimenti, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy;2. Dipartimento di Fisica “Enrico Fermi”, Università di Pisa, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy;1. Department of Plants and the Environment, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;2. Section for Bacteriology, Pathology and Parasitology, Technical University of Denmark, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;3. Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 16 Dyrlaegevej, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | Hunting dogs Shelter dogs Intestinal helminths Prevalence |
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