ASSOCIATION OF SELECTED CLIMATIC FACTORS WITH NATURAL ALIMENTARY PARASITES OF DOG
ASSOCIATION OF SELECTED CLIMATIC FACTORS WITH NATURAL ALIMENTARY PARASITES OF DOG
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DOI:
10.1016/0013-9351(77)90075-5
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
影响因子:
8.3
通讯作者:
HACKER, DV
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作者:
BECKER, SV;SELBY, LA;HACKER, DV
In an effort to define the effects of the natural climate on the infection rates of canine alimentary parasites, a fecal flotation examination for alimentary parasites was performed on 2093 domestic dogs during a 15 mo. period at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri[USA]. Fifteen climatic variables were compared with the frequency of parasitism. The frequency of natural mono- and multi-infections with coccidia (Isospora spp.), ascarids (Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina), hookworms (Ancylostoma caninum), and whipworms (Trichuris vulpis) was determined and used to evaluate the randomness of multi-infections. In comparing parasitisms with the climatic factors, a complex bioclimatic relationship was found. The relationship was dependent on the parasitic agent(s) and the relative time frame. Natural climatic conditions influenced the infection rate of Ancylostoma caninum. A bioclimatic interaction involving both the canine host and the parasite''s extra-host life stages is suggested.