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

O. P. Kurnosova
O. P. Kurnosova
, 
O. A. Panova
O. A. Panova
 and 
M. V. Arisov
M. V. Arisov
   | Jun 04, 2023
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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
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© 2023 O. P. Kurnosova et al., published by Sciendo
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Fig.1.

Toxocara cati eggs
Toxocara cati eggs

Fig.2.

Larva of Strongyloides sp. in dog, stage L1.
Larva of Strongyloides sp. in dog, stage L1.

Fig.3.

Cysts of Giardia spp.
Cysts of Giardia spp.

Fig.4.

Oocysts of Cryptosporidium sp. in cat.
Oocysts of Cryptosporidium sp. in cat.

Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia spp. and T.cati in cats.

Type of Infection 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018 – 2021
Cats (≤ 12) total 80 98 159 194 531
Giardia spp. N 10 7 15 12 44
% 12.50 7.14 9.43 6.19 8.29
Cryptosporidium spp. N 7 10 16 13 46
% 8.75 10.20 10.06 6.70 8.66
T. cati N 4 5 17 14 40
% 5.00 5.10 10.69 7.22 7.53
Cats (> 12) total 134 198 234 253 819
Giardia spp. N 2 4 10 11 27
% 1.49 2.02 4.27 4.35 3.30
Cryptosporidium spp. N 1 4 9 5 19
% 0.75 2.02 3.85 1.98 2.32
T. cati N 1 3 8 5 19
% 0.75 1.52 3.42 1.58 2.32
Cats total 214 296 393 447 1350
Giardia spp N 12 11 25 23 71
% 5.61 3.72 6.36 5.15 5.26
Cryptosporidium spp. N 8 14 25 18 65
% 3.74 4.73 6.36 4.03 4.81
T. cati N 5 8 25 18 56
% 2.34 2.70 6.36 4.03 4.15

Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia spp., S. stercoralis and T.canis in dogs.

Type of Infection 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018 – 2021
Dogs (≤ 12) total 104 144 303 399 950
Giardia spp. N 24 30 55 64 173
% 23.08 20.83 18.15 16.04 18.21
Cryptosporidium spp. N 5 19 13 18 55
% 4.81 13.19 4.29 4.51 5.79
T. canis N 4 5 14 6 29
% 3.85 3.47 4.62 1.50 3.05
S. stercoralis N 3 3 7 9 22
% 2.88 2.08 2.31 2.26 2.32
Dogs (> 12) total 215 285 324 434 1258
Giardia spp. N 14 12 11 16 53
% 6.51 4.21 3.40 3.69 4.21
Cryptosporidium spp. N 0 1 2 2 5
% 0.00 0.35 0.62 0.46 0.40
T. canis N 3 6 3 4 16
% 1.40 2.11 0.93 0.92 1.27
S. stercoralis N 1 1 1 0 3
% 0.47 0.35 0.31 0.00 0.24
Dogs total 319 429 627 833 2208
Giardia spp. N 38 42 66 80 226
% 11.91 9.79 10.53 9.60 10.24
Cryptosporidium spp. N 5 20 15 20 60
% 1.57 4.66 2.39 2.40 2.72
T.canis N 7 11 17 10 45
% 2.19 2.56 2.71 1.20 2.04
S. stercoralis N 4 4 8 9 25
% 1.25 0.93 1.28 1.08 1.13

Combination mixed infections in dogs and cats.

Type of co-infection Type of animal
Cats Dogs
N % N %
Giardia spp +Cryptosporidium spp. 7 58.3 11 35.5
S. stercoralis + Giardia spp - - 10 32.3
T.canis + Cryptosporidium spp. - - 2 6.5
T. cati/canis + Giardia sppT. canis + S. stercoralis 5 41.7 7 22.6
Total 12 100 31 100
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