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Prevalence of endoparasites in dog faecal deposits in Jordan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

M. N. Abo-Shehada  and
Y. Ziyadeh
M. N. Abo-Shehada
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Y. Ziyadeh
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

Of 756 dog faecal deposits collected from the road side and public places in five Jordanian Governorates 466 (61·6%) harboured parasite ova, oocysts and/or larvae. Of these, 67·7%, 26·8%, 4·1% and 1·4% revealed one, two, three and four different types of parasite ova, oocysts or larvae in the same sample, respectively. Examination of the infected samples revealed that 44·1% contained taeniid ova, 19·8% Dipylidium caninum, 19% Toxocara canis, 8% Sarcocystis spp. oocysts, 5% hookworm larvae, 1·5% Diphyllobothrium latum, 0·1% Capillaria spp. and 0·1% Trichuris vulpis eggs.

Keywords

JordandogTaeniaDipylidium caninumhookwormToxocara canisDiphyllobothrium latumCapillariaTrichuris vulpisCestodaNematoda
Type
Research Note
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 65 , Issue 4 , December 1991 , pp. 313 - 314
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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