Prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in rural herd and guard dogs of Mahabad region
Subject Areas :
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
Ali Hayatrouhi
1
,
Mohammad Sadaghian
2
1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran.
Received: 2018-02-21
Accepted : 2018-10-17
Published : 2019-11-22
Keywords:
Cryptosporidium,
Dog,
Giardia,
Mahabad,
Abstract :
The genera Cryptosporidium and Giardia are among the most common protozoal parasites causing small intestinal abnormalities of dogs. In this study, 200 fecal samples of herd and guard dogs were collected randomly from different rural areas around Mahabad city and referred to the laboratory after stabilization with formalin and polyvinyl alcohol solutions. Samples were microscopically studied using concentration method followed by the Trichrome-Gumurian and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining techniques. In general, 9 (4.5%) and 31 (15.5%) of the studied dogs were infected with Cryptosporidium and Giardia respectively. The highest incidence of cryptosporidium was observed in dogs less than 6 months (10.43%) and the lowest incidence was in the age group more than 4 years (1.54%). The highest levels of Giardia infection were found in the 6-12 months age group (25%) and the lowest in the 1-4 years age group (8.62%). The prevalence of infection with cryptosporidium and giardia in male dogs was 4.67% and 14.95%, respectively, and 4.30% and 16.13% in female dogs, respectively. The prevalence of both protozoa in male and female dogs as well as in different age groups was not statistically significant. There were no significant relation between age and gender with prevalence of both parasites. However, the level of infection with both Cryptosporidium and Giardia protozoa in dogs with inappropriate sanitation was higher than those with proper sanitary status, but this difference was not statistically significant.
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Desai, N.T., Sarkar, R. and Kang, G. (2012). Cryptosporidiosis: An under-recognized public health problem. Tropical Parasitology, 2(2): 91-98.
Gharekhani, J. (2014). Study on gastrointestinal zoonotic parasites in pet dogs in Western Iran. Turkish Journal of Parasitology, 38(3): 172-176.
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Thompson, R.C.A. and Ash, A. (2016). Molecular epidemiology of Giardia and Cryptosporidium infections. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 40: 315-323.
