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<p>This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of <italic>Toxocara canis/cati</italic>, <italic>Strongyloides stercoralis, Giardia</italic> spp., and <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> spp., which occur and are potentially zoonotic to humans in domestic dogs and cats in Moscow (Russia). The fecal flotation method and larvae detection by microscopy of a direct feces smear were performed to detect <italic>Toxocara, Giardia</italic> spp., and <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> spp. The total parasitic prevalence in dogs was as follows: <italic>Giardia</italic> spp.: 10.2 % (226/2208), <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> spp.: 2.7 % (60/2208), <italic>T. canis</italic>: 2 % (45/2208), <italic>S. stercoralis</italic> larvae: 1.1 % (25/2208). The younger animals under were infected more than those over 12 months of age (p&lt;0.001). The preva lence rates were along these lines: <italic>Giardia</italic> spp. (18.2 %), <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> spp. (5.7 %), <italic>T.canis</italic> (3 %), <italic>S. stercoralis</italic> larvae (2.3 %). The overall prevalence in cats was as follows: <italic>Giardia</italic> spp. - 5.2 % (71/1350), <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> spp. - 4.8 % (65/1350), <italic>T. cati</italic> - 4.1 % (56/1350). Similarly to dogs, the infection rates were higher in cats under 12 months of age <italic>Giardia</italic> spp. (8.2 %), <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> spp. (8.6 %), <italic>T. cati</italic> (7.5 %. Analysis of combined infections in dogs revealed the following combinations: <italic>Giardia</italic> spp. and <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> spp. (35.5 %) larvae of <italic>S. stercoralis</italic> sp. and <italic>Giardia</italic> spp. (32.3 %), <italic>T.canis</italic> and <italic>Giardia</italic> spp. (22.6 %), <italic>T.canis</italic> and <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> spp. (6.6 %), <italic>T.canis</italic> and <italic>S.stercoralis</italic> and (3.2 %), respectively. In cats, only two coinfections by <italic>Giardia</italic> spp. and <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> spp. (58.3 %), and <italic>T.cati with Giardia</italic> spp. (41.7 %) were noticed. Further research is needed to study the spread of parasitic diseases in pet animals. The data will improve countermeasures to prevent these diseases’ spread among animals and humans.</p>
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This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of Toxocara canis/cati, Strongyloides stercoralis, Giardia spp., and Cryptosporidium spp., which occur and are potentially zoonotic to humans in domestic dogs and cats in Moscow (Russia). The fecal flotation method and larvae detection by microscopy of a direct feces smear were performed to detect Toxocara, Giardia spp., and Cryptosporidium spp. The total parasitic prevalence in dogs was as follows: Giardia spp.: 10.2 % (226/2208), Cryptosporidium spp.: 2.7 % (60/2208), T. canis: 2 % (45/2208), S. stercoralis larvae: 1.1 % (25/2208). The younger animals under were infected more than those over 12 months of age (p<0.001). The preva lence rates were along these lines: Giardia spp. (18.2 %), Cryptosporidium spp. (5.7 %), T.canis (3 %), S. stercoralis larvae (2.3 %). The overall prevalence in cats was as follows: Giardia spp. - 5.2 % (71/1350), Cryptosporidium spp. - 4.8 % (65/1350), T. cati - 4.1 % (56/1350). Similarly to dogs, the infection rates were higher in cats under 12 months of age Giardia spp. (8.2 %), Cryptosporidium spp. (8.6 %), T. cati (7.5 %. Analysis of combined infections in dogs revealed the following combinations: Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. (35.5 %) larvae of S. stercoralis sp. and Giardia spp. (32.3 %), T.canis and Giardia spp. (22.6 %), T.canis and Cryptosporidium spp. (6.6 %), T.canis and S.stercoralis and (3.2 %), respectively. In cats, only two coinfections by Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. (58.3 %), and T.cati with Giardia spp. (41.7 %) were noticed. Further research is needed to study the spread of parasitic diseases in pet animals. The data will improve countermeasures to prevent these diseases’ spread among animals and humans.

The prevalence of potentially zoonotic intestinal parasites in dogs and cats in Moscow, Russia

Helminthologia

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This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of Toxocara canis/cati, Strongyloides stercoralis, Giardia spp., and Cryptosporidium spp., which occur and are...

The prevalence of potentially zoonotic intestinal parasites in dogs and cats in Moscow, Russia

Published Online: Jun 04, 2023

Page range: 44 - 51

Received: Oct 07, 2022

Accepted: Mar 06, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2023-0009

Keywords
cat, dog, spp., spp., infection prevalence, Russia

© 2023 O. P. Kurnosova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The prevalence of potentially zoonotic intestinal parasites in dogs and cats in Moscow, Russia

Published Online: Jun 04, 2023

Page range: 44 - 51

Received: Oct 07, 2022

Accepted: Mar 06, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2023-0009

Keywordscat, dog, spp., spp., infection prevalence, Russia

© 2023 O. P. Kurnosova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
cat, dog, spp., spp., infection prevalence, Russia