Hair Contamination of Sheepdog and Pet Dogs with Toxocara Canis Eggs
Background: We tried to investigate the hair contamination of pet dogs and farm sheepdog with Toxocara eggs in terms of the different sex and age groups in north-west of Iran (Urmia and its suburbs).Methods: Hair samples were collected from a total of 138 pet and farm sheepdogs from November 2008 t...
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| author | AR Khezri F Rezaei R Firozi S Javadi M Tavassoli M Hadian |
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| description | Background: We tried to investigate the hair contamination of pet dogs and farm sheepdog with Toxocara eggs in terms of the different sex and age groups in north-west of Iran (Urmia and its suburbs).Methods: Hair samples were collected from a total of 138 pet and farm sheepdogs from November 2008 to June 2009 in Urmia City and the suburb (West Azerbaijan-Iran) and examined for the presence of T. canis eggs.Results: T. canis eggs found in 60 samples altogether (pet and shepherd dogs) showed a contamination rate of 36.2%. The number of observed T. canis eggs in each microscope field was varied from 1 to > 400. The age of the dog was found a significant factor to influence the prevalence and intensity of contamination, with 82% of all the eggs recovered from puppies (six months and younger). Additionally, the numbers of eggs in farm sheepdogs were significantly higher than pet dogs (P<0.05).Conclusions: This report shows that direct contact with T. canis infected dogs, particularly puppies from shepherd dogs, may pose a serious hazard to human. Besides, as they may harbor a considerable number of eggs on their hair, they can contaminate the soil and the environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29ce62f6b3984308b192d8025e640e982022-12-21T21:58:45ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Parasitology1735-70202008-238X2012-12-0174110115Hair Contamination of Sheepdog and Pet Dogs with Toxocara Canis EggsAR KhezriF RezaeiR FiroziS JavadiM TavassoliM HadianBackground: We tried to investigate the hair contamination of pet dogs and farm sheepdog with Toxocara eggs in terms of the different sex and age groups in north-west of Iran (Urmia and its suburbs).Methods: Hair samples were collected from a total of 138 pet and farm sheepdogs from November 2008 to June 2009 in Urmia City and the suburb (West Azerbaijan-Iran) and examined for the presence of T. canis eggs.Results: T. canis eggs found in 60 samples altogether (pet and shepherd dogs) showed a contamination rate of 36.2%. The number of observed T. canis eggs in each microscope field was varied from 1 to > 400. The age of the dog was found a significant factor to influence the prevalence and intensity of contamination, with 82% of all the eggs recovered from puppies (six months and younger). Additionally, the numbers of eggs in farm sheepdogs were significantly higher than pet dogs (P<0.05).Conclusions: This report shows that direct contact with T. canis infected dogs, particularly puppies from shepherd dogs, may pose a serious hazard to human. Besides, as they may harbor a considerable number of eggs on their hair, they can contaminate the soil and the environment.http://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/478/352Toxocara CanisDogPublicHealthZoonoses |
| spellingShingle | AR Khezri F Rezaei R Firozi S Javadi M Tavassoli M Hadian Hair Contamination of Sheepdog and Pet Dogs with Toxocara Canis Eggs Iranian Journal of Parasitology Toxocara Canis Dog Public Health Zoonoses |
| title | Hair Contamination of Sheepdog and Pet Dogs with Toxocara Canis Eggs |
| title_full | Hair Contamination of Sheepdog and Pet Dogs with Toxocara Canis Eggs |
| title_fullStr | Hair Contamination of Sheepdog and Pet Dogs with Toxocara Canis Eggs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hair Contamination of Sheepdog and Pet Dogs with Toxocara Canis Eggs |
| title_short | Hair Contamination of Sheepdog and Pet Dogs with Toxocara Canis Eggs |
| title_sort | hair contamination of sheepdog and pet dogs with toxocara canis eggs |
| topic | Toxocara Canis Dog Public Health Zoonoses |
| url | http://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/478/352 |
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