Epidemiological Study of Gastrointestinal Helminthes of Canids in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province of Iran
Epidemiological Study of Gastrointestinal Helminthes of Canids in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province of Iran
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伊朗查哈马哈勒省和巴赫蒂亚里省犬科动物胃肠道蠕虫流行病学研究
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发表时间:
2014
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0.9
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H. Hashemi
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R. Nabavi;K. Manouchehri Naeini;N. Zebardast;H. Hashemi
Background The present study was carried out to describe the epidemiological aspects of gastrointestinal helminthic infections of canids in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, the central western part of Iran. Methods Forty nine canid species including, dogs, jackals, foxes and wolves were included in this study. The contents of their alimentary canal were inspected in order to isolate and identify the parasitic helminthes of this system. To identify the worms, the Soulsbey and Anderson identification key and light microscopy were used. Results Based on necropsy findings, 35 (71.4%) of examined animals were infected with at least one helminth. The prevalence of identified worms was as follows: Mesocestoides lineatus (55.1%), Joyeuxiella echinorinchoides (26.5%), Taenia hydatigena (12.2%), T. multiceps (8.2%), T. ovis (2%), Dipylidium caninum (2%) and Spirura spp. (2%). No significant difference was noticed between the sampling areas, age and helminth infection. Only a significant difference was observed for prevalence of T. multiceps in wolf (25%), dog (21.4%), jackal and fox (0%), respectively (P < 0.05). Conclusion The canids in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari harbor several parasites that some kind of them have zoonotic importance and may pose a threat to community health specially in rural areas.