Hair Contamination of Sheepdog and Pet Dogs with Toxocara canis Eggs

Background: We tried to investigate the hair contamination of pet dogs and farm sheepdog with Toxocara eggs in terms of the different sex and age groups in north-west of Iran (Urmia and its sub- urbs). Methods: Hair samples were collected from a total of 138 pet and farm sheepdogs from November 2008...

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Published in:Iranian journal of parasitology 2015-10, Vol.7 (4)
Main Authors: M. Tavassoli, S. Javadi, R. Firozi, F. Rezaei, AR. Khezri, M. Hadian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dog
Health
Public
Toxocara canis
Zoonoses
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Summary:Background: We tried to investigate the hair contamination of pet dogs and farm sheepdog with Toxocara eggs in terms of the different sex and age groups in north-west of Iran (Urmia and its sub- urbs). Methods: Hair samples were collected from a total of 138 pet and farm sheepdogs from November 2008 to June 2009 in Urmia City and the suburb (West Azerbaijan-Iran) and examined for the pres- ence of T. canis eggs. Results: T. canis eggs found in 60 samples altogether (pet and shepherd dogs) showed a contamina- tion rate of 36.2%. The number of observed T. canis eggs in each microscope field was varied from 1 to > 400. The age of the dog was found a significant factor to influence the prevalence and intensity of contamination, with 82% of all the eggs recovered from puppies (six months and younger). Addi- tionally, the numbers of eggs in farm sheepdogs were significantly higher than pet dogs (P
ISSN:1735-7020
2008-238X