A Survey on Ectoparasite Infestations in stray and household dogs in Qaemshahr city
Subject Areas : Parasitology
Sara Bakhshianvaskasi
1
,
Sohrab Rasoli
2
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2 - Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran
Keywords: prevalence, external parasites, domestic and stray dogs, Qaimshahr, North of Iran,
Abstract :
Parasitic infections in dogs are usually common and ectoparasites as one of the most important and common causes of skin diseases are able to transmit disease and due to the proximity of dogs to humans, they can also affect human health and comfort. This study aims to determine the frequency of infection with ectoparasites in dogs and to identify these parasites using a cross-sectional descriptive method during the summer and fall of 1403 and in the form of random classification sampling among stray dogs as well as domestic and guard dogs referred to Private veterinary clinics at the level of Qaim Shahr, Mazandaran province, conducted on 340 dog collars.The entire body covering of the dogs was examined, observed and palpated in terms of contamination with external parasites, and ticks along the oral appendages, scabies directly from the skin or by deep skin scraping and digestion, and fleas and lice by parasitological methods. They were isolated from the body surface and identified. In the current study, the prevalence of external parasite in domestic dogs was 12.5%, guard dogs 31.1%, and stray dogs 48.8%. Ectoparasite species observed in infected dogs include Cetnocephalides flea 27.8%, Sarcoptes scabei 22.9%, Rhipicephalus sanguinus 13.9%, Rhipicephalus turanicus 11.8%, Demodex canis 9.0%, Haemophysalis 7.6% and Etodex Synotis was 6.9% and the frequency of infection with external parasites with the place of storage and the color of the hair coat has a statistical relationship. It showed significance (p<0.05), but no significant relationship was seen with age and gender of dogs (p>0.05). The results of this research indicate that fleas, ticks, and mange were the most common external parasites in dogs of Qaimshahr city, which can play a role in their transmission to humans and the transmission of infectious agents to dogs in the region.
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