To identify areas of risk for canine-related zoonoses in Serbia, the aim of this Study was to provide baseline knowledge about intestinal parasites in 15 1 dogs (65 household pets, 75 stray and I I military working dogs) from Belgrade. The following parasites, with their respective prevalences, were detected: Giardia duodenalis (14.6%), Ancylostomatidae (24.5%), Toxocara canis (30.5%), Trichuris vulpis (47.0%) and Taenia-type helminths (6.6%). Of all examined dogs, 75.5% (114/151) were found to harbour at least one parasite species. Of these, mixed infections with Up to four species per dog occurred in 44.7% (51/114). Infections with all detected species were significantly higher (p lt 0.05) in military working (100%) and stray dogs (93.3%) versus household pets (50.8%). Among all parasites, agents with zoonotic potential including Giardia, Ancylostomatidae and Toxocara were detected in 58.3% (88/151) of all examined dogs with a significant difference (p lt 0.05) among the subgroup...s (100%, 62.7% and 46.2% for military working dogs, stray dogs and household pets, respectively). The high prevalence of zoonotic parasites registered in the dog population from a highly urban area in south-eastern Europe indicates a potential risk to human health. Thus, veterinarians should play an important role in helping to prevent or minimise zoonotic transmission.
Keywords:
intestinal parasites / zoonoses / dogs / urban area / Serbia
TY - JOUR
AU - Nikolić, Aleksandra
AU - Dimitrijević, Sanda
AU - Katić-Radivojević, Sofija
AU - Klun, Ivana
AU - Bobić, Branko
AU - Đurković-Đaković, Olgica
PY - 2008
UR - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/199
AB - To identify areas of risk for canine-related zoonoses in Serbia, the aim of this Study was to provide baseline knowledge about intestinal parasites in 15 1 dogs (65 household pets, 75 stray and I I military working dogs) from Belgrade. The following parasites, with their respective prevalences, were detected: Giardia duodenalis (14.6%), Ancylostomatidae (24.5%), Toxocara canis (30.5%), Trichuris vulpis (47.0%) and Taenia-type helminths (6.6%). Of all examined dogs, 75.5% (114/151) were found to harbour at least one parasite species. Of these, mixed infections with Up to four species per dog occurred in 44.7% (51/114). Infections with all detected species were significantly higher (p lt 0.05) in military working (100%) and stray dogs (93.3%) versus household pets (50.8%). Among all parasites, agents with zoonotic potential including Giardia, Ancylostomatidae and Toxocara were detected in 58.3% (88/151) of all examined dogs with a significant difference (p lt 0.05) among the subgroups (100%, 62.7% and 46.2% for military working dogs, stray dogs and household pets, respectively). The high prevalence of zoonotic parasites registered in the dog population from a highly urban area in south-eastern Europe indicates a potential risk to human health. Thus, veterinarians should play an important role in helping to prevent or minimise zoonotic transmission.
PB - Akademiai Kiado Zrt, Budapest
T2 - Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
T1 - High prevalence of intestinal zoonotic parasites in dogs from Belgrade, Serbia - Short communication
EP - 340
IS - 3
SP - 335
VL - 56
DO - 10.1556/AVet.56.2008.3.7
UR - conv_1986
ER -
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year = "2008",
abstract = "To identify areas of risk for canine-related zoonoses in Serbia, the aim of this Study was to provide baseline knowledge about intestinal parasites in 15 1 dogs (65 household pets, 75 stray and I I military working dogs) from Belgrade. The following parasites, with their respective prevalences, were detected: Giardia duodenalis (14.6%), Ancylostomatidae (24.5%), Toxocara canis (30.5%), Trichuris vulpis (47.0%) and Taenia-type helminths (6.6%). Of all examined dogs, 75.5% (114/151) were found to harbour at least one parasite species. Of these, mixed infections with Up to four species per dog occurred in 44.7% (51/114). Infections with all detected species were significantly higher (p lt 0.05) in military working (100%) and stray dogs (93.3%) versus household pets (50.8%). Among all parasites, agents with zoonotic potential including Giardia, Ancylostomatidae and Toxocara were detected in 58.3% (88/151) of all examined dogs with a significant difference (p lt 0.05) among the subgroups (100%, 62.7% and 46.2% for military working dogs, stray dogs and household pets, respectively). The high prevalence of zoonotic parasites registered in the dog population from a highly urban area in south-eastern Europe indicates a potential risk to human health. Thus, veterinarians should play an important role in helping to prevent or minimise zoonotic transmission.",
publisher = "Akademiai Kiado Zrt, Budapest",
journal = "Acta Veterinaria Hungarica",
title = "High prevalence of intestinal zoonotic parasites in dogs from Belgrade, Serbia - Short communication",
pages = "340-335",
number = "3",
volume = "56",
doi = "10.1556/AVet.56.2008.3.7",
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Nikolić, A., Dimitrijević, S., Katić-Radivojević, S., Klun, I., Bobić, B.,& Đurković-Đaković, O.. (2008). High prevalence of intestinal zoonotic parasites in dogs from Belgrade, Serbia - Short communication. in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
Akademiai Kiado Zrt, Budapest., 56(3), 335-340.
https://doi.org/10.1556/AVet.56.2008.3.7
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Nikolić A, Dimitrijević S, Katić-Radivojević S, Klun I, Bobić B, Đurković-Đaković O. High prevalence of intestinal zoonotic parasites in dogs from Belgrade, Serbia - Short communication. in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2008;56(3):335-340.
doi:10.1556/AVet.56.2008.3.7
conv_1986 .
Nikolić, Aleksandra, Dimitrijević, Sanda, Katić-Radivojević, Sofija, Klun, Ivana, Bobić, Branko, Đurković-Đaković, Olgica, "High prevalence of intestinal zoonotic parasites in dogs from Belgrade, Serbia - Short communication" in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 56, no. 3 (2008):335-340,
https://doi.org/10.1556/AVet.56.2008.3.7 .,
conv_1986 .
