Descriptive epidemiology of intestinal helminth parasites from stray cat populations in Qatar
Descriptive epidemiology of intestinal helminth parasites from stray cat populations in Qatar
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DOI：
10.1017/s0022149x07870830
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发表时间：
2008-03-01
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1.6
通讯作者：
Lewis, J. W.
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Abu-Madi, M. A.;Pal, P.;Lewis, J. W.
共有488流浪猫，212成年和29少年女性加上235成年和12少年男性，在2006年冬季和夏季的几个月内，从五个地点附近的多哈及其郊区进行了尸检。确定了5种蠕虫，包括3种线虫和2种绦虫，大多数猫体内含有其中2种。最常见的是带绦虫（75.8%），其次是绦虫双孔绦虫（42.8%），以及线虫管形钩口线虫（17.0%）、囊翅虫（6.6%）和猫弓首线虫（0.8%）。所有五个物种被发现是典型的过度分散在他们的分布。使用单变量和多变量分析，感染的患病率和丰度主要受宿主性别和季节的影响，女性在夏季往往会有更高的感染水平。没有显着差异，发现相对于网站的情况下，除了泡翅目sp.使用双变量皮尔逊积矩相关，显着的正共现确定Diplopylidium sp.和T。taeniaeformis和A. tubaeforme和T taeniaeformis。结果进行了讨论，在环境条件对肠道蠕虫infrachabilities和它们可能的相互作用，在流浪猫种群从这样一个苛刻的和地区，如卡塔尔的影响。
A total of 488 stray cats, 212 adult and 29 juvenile females plus 235 adult and 12 juvenile males, were examined post-mortem during the winter and summer months of 2006 from five sites in the vicinity of Doha and its outskirts. Five helminths, comprising three nematode and two cestode species were identified and the majority of cats harboured two of these species. The most prevalent was the cestode Taenia taeniaeformis (75.8%), followed by the cestode Diplopylidium sp. (42.8%), and the nematodes Ancylostoma tubaeforme (17.0%), Physaloptera sp. (6.6%) and Toxocara cati (0.8%). All five species were found to be typically overdispersed in their distribution. Using univariate and multivariate analyses, the prevalence and abundance of infections were primarily influenced by host gender and season, with females tending to harbour higher levels of infection during the summer. No significant differences were found relative to site except in the case of Physaloptera sp. Using bivariate Pearson product moment correlations, significant positive co-occurrences were identified between Diplopylidium sp. and T. taeniaeformis and also between A. tubaeforme and T taeniaeformis. The results are discussed in relation to the effect of environmental conditions on the intestinal helminth infracommunities and their possible interactions in stray cat populations from such a harsh and and region as Qatar.