Prevalence of canine toxocariasis in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

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• 作者：Shivani Sahu (1)
  S. Samanta (1)
  N. R. Sudhakar (1)
  O. K. Raina (1)
  S. C. Gupta (1)
  P. S. Maurya (1)
  A. M. Pawde (2)
  Ashok Kumar (3)
  
• 关键词：Toxocara canis ; Faecal sample ; Bareilly ; Prevalence
• 刊名：Journal of Parasitic Diseases
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：March 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：38
• 期：1
• 页码：111-115
• 全文大小：197 KB
• 作者单位：Shivani Sahu (1)
  S. Samanta (1)
  N. R. Sudhakar (1)
  O. K. Raina (1)
  S. C. Gupta (1)
  P. S. Maurya (1)
  A. M. Pawde (2)
  Ashok Kumar (3)
  
  1. Division of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122, India
  2. Division of Surgery, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122, India
  3. Division of Veterinary Public Health, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122, India
  
• ISSN：0975-0703

文摘

Toxocara canis is one of the most common parasitic helminth worm of dogs and also a causative agent of zoonotic disease in humans. This pilot study was conducted to determine the presence of T. canis infection in dog population in and around Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. A total of 558 faecal samples both from stray and owned dogs were screened and overall 24.3?% dogs were found positive for T. canis. A comparison between owned and stray dogs suggests that the higher prevalence was observed in the latter group. The age of the dogs had a considerable influence on prevalence, with a much higher proportion of younger dogs being infected. Among the stray dogs, the infection rate is much higher (62.79?%) in pups, as compared to 7.8?% in adult. Similarly, of the owned dogs screened 41.74?% pups were infected while the infection rate in adults was only 3.38?%. The higher rate of prevalence of this parasite in dogs could be the source of soil contamination for transmission of Toxocariasis which is of public health importance in this region.