Prevalence of major digestive and respiratory helminths in dogs and cats in France: results of a multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The local distribution of helminths in dogs and cats and the evaluation of risk of contamination represent an important challenge for veterinarians due to their effects on animal health and their potential zoonotic risk. The overall goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the digestive and respiratory helminths infecting client-owned dogs and cats in France.

Methods

Faecal samples were collected from 414 pet dogs and 425 pet cats at 20 study sites during 2017-2018 and analysed by coproscopy. The samples included specimens collected from animals of both genders and various breeds and ages from a variety of living environments, and with different lifestyles and feeding regimes. Associations between parasitic infection and qualitative factors were explor

SUBMITTER: Bourgoin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9446561 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature