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A survey on the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs in the area of Thessaloniki, Greece

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

S. T. Haralabidis ,
M. G. Papazachariadou ,
A. F. Koutinas  and
T. S. Rallis
S. T. Haralabidis
Affiliation:
Veterinary Faculty, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, 56004 Thessaloniki, Greece
M. G. Papazachariadou
Affiliation:
Veterinary Faculty, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, 56004 Thessaloniki, Greece
A. F. Koutinas
Affiliation:
Veterinary Faculty, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, 56004 Thessaloniki, Greece
T. S. Rallis
Affiliation:
Veterinary Faculty, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, 56004 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Abstract

Faecal specimens randomly taken from 232 healthy dogs living in the area of Thessaloniki were screened for internal parasites. In 39·2% of the examined dogs excretion of Sarcocystis bovicanis (1·3%), Isospora ohioensis/burrowsi (3·9%), Giardia lamblia (0·8%), Hammondia heydorni (0·4%), Dicrocoelium dendriticum (0·8%) Diplopylidium nolleri (0·4%), Joyeuxiella pasqualei (0·8%), taeniids (0·4%), Toxocara canis (22·4%), Toxascaris leonina (1·3%), Uncinaria stenocephala (3·0%), Trichuris vulpis (2·6%), Spirocerca lupi (0·4%), or Linguatula serrata (0·4%) was detected. The overall rate of infection did not show any significant difference concerning sex or age. T. canis, however, was significantly more often found in the youngest age group (1–3 months).

Keywords

gastrointestinal parasitesdogGreeceprevalence
Type
Research Note
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 62 , Issue 1 , March 1988 , pp. 45 - 49
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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