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Gastrointestinal nematodes in dogs from Debre Zeit, Ethiopia by H.T. Yacob; T. Ayele; R. Fikru; A.K. Basu is a Immunology and Microbiology article available to read on EtoBox.

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The study was conducted during the period between January 2005 and June 2006 to determine the frequency of gastrointestinal (GI) nematode infections of dogs in and around Debre Zeit, using qualitative and quantitative coprological (N = 100) and postmortem examinations (N = 20). By coproscopy 51% dogs were positive for different types of nematodal eggs, out of which 23.5% were with mixed infections. On necropsy 95% animals were found positive for adult parasites, of which 31.6% were showing more than one species of adult nematodes. The coproscopical examination revealed 32% infection with Ancylostoma caninum followed by Toxocara canis (21%), Spirocerca lupi (7%) and Trichuris vulpis (3%), while postmortem examination showed 70, 45, 23.5 and 5% infection, respectively. The study further indicated significant difference (P 0.05) between sexes.

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Author

H.T. Yacob; T. Ayele; R. Fikru; A.K. Basu

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0304-4017)

Published

2007

Language

EN

Field

Immunology and Microbiology (Life Sciences)