Variations in the Rate of Infestations of Dogs with Zoonotic Nematodes and the Contamination of Soil in Different Environments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Samples of Feces
2.2. Samples of Soil
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Coproscopic Examinations
3.2. Results of Soil Examination
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Number of Dogs Examined | Number of Dogs Infected | |||||
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Total | Infested | Toxocara canis | Toxascaris leonina | Ancylostoma- tidae | Trichuris vulpis | Capillaria aerophila |
100 | 38 (38%) | 16 (16%) | 3 (3%) | 16 (16%) | 16 (16%) | 5 (5%) |
No. of Dogs Infested | EPG Mean (Min–Max) | Urban Area | Rural Area | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Dogs Infested | EPG Mean (Min–Max) | No. of Dogs Infested | EPG Mean (Min–Max) | |||
T. canis | 16 | 852.81 (50–3600) | 4 | 300 (100–550) | 12 | 1037 (50–3600) |
T. leonina | 3 | 383.33 (50–850) | 1 | 50 | 2 | 500 (150–850) |
Ancylosto-matidae | 16 | 584.38 (50–4050) | 2 | 700 (50–1350) | 14 | 568 (50–4050) |
T. vulpis | 16 | 134.38 (50–300) | 1 | 50 | 15 | 137 (50–300) |
C. aerophila | 5 | 60 (50–100) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60 (50–100) |
EPG | Toxocara canis | Ancylostomatidae | Trichuris vulpis | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | |
<100 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
101–500 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
501–1000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
>1000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sampling Site | Total | No of Positive Samples (%) | No. of Invasions | ||||
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Single | Mixed | ||||||
T | A | T/A | |||||
urban area | sandpits | surface | 15 | 2 (13.3) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
depth 30 cm | 4 (26.7) | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
home zone pathways | surface | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
depth 30 cm | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
surface + depth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
rural areas | sandpits | surface | 10 | 1 (10) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
depth 30 cm | 5 (50) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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Studzińska, M.B.; Demkowska-Kutrzepa, M.; Borecka, A.; Meisner, M.; Tomczuk, K.; Roczeń-Karczmarz, M.; Kłapeć, T.; Abbass, Z.; Cholewa, A. Variations in the Rate of Infestations of Dogs with Zoonotic Nematodes and the Contamination of Soil in Different Environments. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 1003. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091003
Studzińska MB, Demkowska-Kutrzepa M, Borecka A, Meisner M, Tomczuk K, Roczeń-Karczmarz M, Kłapeć T, Abbass Z, Cholewa A. Variations in the Rate of Infestations of Dogs with Zoonotic Nematodes and the Contamination of Soil in Different Environments. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017; 14(9):1003. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091003
Chicago/Turabian StyleStudzińska, Maria Bernadeta, Marta Demkowska-Kutrzepa, Anna Borecka, Michał Meisner, Krzysztof Tomczuk, Monika Roczeń-Karczmarz, Teresa Kłapeć, Zahrai Abbass, and Alicja Cholewa. 2017. "Variations in the Rate of Infestations of Dogs with Zoonotic Nematodes and the Contamination of Soil in Different Environments" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14, no. 9: 1003. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091003