<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study was conducted in the country of Zambia, Southern Africa, to investigate the occurrence of endo-parasites in indigenous Zambian dogs. Faecal samples were collected from 41 indigenous Zambian dogs from different areas of the Mbabala region in the Southern province of Zambia during the “hot wet” season, although at the time that the samples were collected, the country was experiencing a drought. Faecal samples were analysed using the concentration flotation method with zinc sulphate for the determination of the presence of gastrointestinal parasites. The most prevalent parasites were species from the family Ancylostomatidae (65.0 % infection rate) which followed by: <italic>Isospora canis</italic> (9.8 %), <italic>Dipylidium caninum</italic> (4.8 %), and <italic>Toxascaris leonina</italic> (2.4 %). There were in addition, two cases of co-infections with the family Ancylostomatidae and <italic>D. caninum</italic>, as well as the family Ancylostomatidae and <italic>I. canis</italic>.</p></abstract>

This study was conducted in the country of Zambia, Southern Africa, to investigate the occurrence of endo-parasites in indigenous Zambian dogs. Faecal samples were collected from 41 indigenous Zambian dogs from different areas of the Mbabala region in the Southern province of Zambia during the “hot wet” season, although at the time that the samples were collected, the country was experiencing a drought. Faecal samples were analysed using the concentration flotation method with zinc sulphate for the determination of the presence of gastrointestinal parasites. The most prevalent parasites were species from the family Ancylostomatidae (65.0 % infection rate) which followed by: Isospora canis (9.8 %), Dipylidium caninum (4.8 %), and Toxascaris leonina (2.4 %). There were in addition, two cases of co-infections with the family Ancylostomatidae and D. caninum, as well as the family Ancylostomatidae and I. canis.

Occurrence of Endoparasites in Indigenous Zambian Dogs

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This study was conducted in the country of Zambia, Southern Africa, to investigate the occurrence of endo-parasites in indigenous Zambian dogs. Faecal samples...

Occurrence of Endoparasites in Indigenous Zambian Dogs

Publié en ligne: 17 oct. 2016

Pages: 19 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2016-0023

Mots clés
dog, endoparasite, family Ancylostomatidae,

© 2016 Bruce-Miller, M. et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Occurrence of Endoparasites in Indigenous Zambian Dogs

Publié en ligne: 17 oct. 2016

Pages: 19 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2016-0023

Mots clésdog, endoparasite, family Ancylostomatidae,

© 2016 Bruce-Miller, M. et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
dog, endoparasite, family Ancylostomatidae,