Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Dog Faecal Samples from Public Environments in Qinghai Province, China.

ABSTRACT: Dogs are popular companions in our daily lives for company, hunting, protection or shepherding, but they also serve as reservoirs for zoonotic parasites. We analysed faecal samples from urban and rural environments in Qinghai Province on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites. A total of 682 faecal samples were collected from four urban and two rural environments from October 2019 to December 2020. The samples were analysed for common intestinal parasites using a species-specific PCR approach. The total number of samples with parasites was 40 (5.87%): 23 (3.37%) were positive for helminths, and 17 (2.49%) were positive for protozoa. The following parasites were identified, and their respective prevalence rates were calculated: Cryptosporid

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9696243 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature