The status of intestinal parasite infection in dogs and risk potential of zoonotic disease of parasites

Abstract

The objective of this study aimed at determining the status of intestinal parasites in dogs in some northern provinces. A total of 370 dog fecal samples were collected and examined by formol-ether concentration and floatation methods (using sugar solution - SG 1.27). The studied results showed that the infection rate of dogs with intestinal parasites was 77.54 %, including 1
intestinal fluke species, 4 tapeworm species, 5 roundworm species and coccidia Cystoisospora spp. Of which, the infection rate of dogs with hookworm was 66.52 %, followed by roundworm Toxocara canis (34.59 %). Besides, whipworms Capillaria spp., Trichuris vulpis (14.05 %) and
broad tapeworm Diphyllobothirum latum (6.23 %) were found in this study. The dogs could be co-infected with double (24.05 %), triple (3.78 %) and quadruple (1.08 %) infections. The co-infection was frequently observed between hookworm and roundworm T. canis (18.38 %). The result of this study provides useful information for developing the strategy of controlling
parasites in dogs in order to protect dogs and public health.