Gastrointestinal Parasites of Dogs in Egypt: An Update on the Prevalence in Dakahlia Governorate and a Meta-Analysis for the Published Data from the Country
Since the last survey on gastrointestinal (GIT) parasites infecting dogs in Dakahlia governorate, Egypt, was published 40 years ago, the present study detected various GIT parasites in feces of 78 stray dogs in this governorate. Twenty-one dogs (35.9%) had eggs/oocysts of eight different parasites i...
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| description | Since the last survey on gastrointestinal (GIT) parasites infecting dogs in Dakahlia governorate, Egypt, was published 40 years ago, the present study detected various GIT parasites in feces of 78 stray dogs in this governorate. Twenty-one dogs (35.9%) had eggs/oocysts of eight different parasites including <i>Toxocara canis</i> (19.2%), <i>Toxascaris leonina</i> (2.6%), hookworms (1.3%), <i>Taenia</i> species (5.1%), <i>Dipylidium caninum</i> (2.6%), <i>Cystoisospora canis</i> (5.1%), <i>Cystoisospora ohioensis</i> (2.6%), and <i>Neospora caninum</i>-like oocysts (1.3%). These results were combined in various meta-analyses with findings of all published surveys on GIT parasites of dogs in Egypt to underline the potential parasitic zoonoses from dogs in the country. Feces and/or gastrointestinal tracts of 19,807 dogs from various Egyptian governorates, but particularly Cairo, have been microscopically tested in 182 datasets published between 1938 and 2022, revealed during our systematic database search. <i>Toxocara canis</i>, interestingly, displayed a twofold higher pooled prevalence (24.7%) when compared to the published global pooled prevalence for <i>T. canis</i>, indicating that dogs represent a major risk for toxocariasis in humans from Egypt. <i>Dipylidium caninum</i> (25.4%) as well as various <i>Taenia</i> species (17.1%) also displayed high pooled prevalences. On the contrary, lower pooled prevalence was estimated for the most important zoonotic taeniid “<i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>” (2.4%) as well as for hookworms (1.8%) in comparison to what has been published from other countries in the region. Relatively high prevalences were estimated for three protozoa detected in dogs and are common to infect children in Egypt; <i>Cryptosporidium</i> (5.5%), <i>Giardia</i> (7.4%), and <i>Entamoeba histolytica</i> (9.8%). In general, the pooled prevalence estimated for various parasites detected in dogs from Egypt has decreased in the recent years, sometimes by as much as one-fifth, but this great decline is statistically insignificant, which should alert the veterinary and public health authorities to continue their efforts for controlling these parasites in a “One Health” approach. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b755ddf8032248a4ba1e77821ea454492023-11-16T16:01:41ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-01-0113349610.3390/ani13030496Gastrointestinal Parasites of Dogs in Egypt: An Update on the Prevalence in Dakahlia Governorate and a Meta-Analysis for the Published Data from the CountryIbrahim Abbas0Hanadi B. Baghdadi1Mohamed Abdo Rizk2El-Sayed El-Alfy3Bassem Elmishmishy4Mayada Gwida5Parasitology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, EgyptBiology Department, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31113, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, EgyptParasitology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, EgyptParasitology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, EgyptHygiene and Zoonoses Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, EgyptSince the last survey on gastrointestinal (GIT) parasites infecting dogs in Dakahlia governorate, Egypt, was published 40 years ago, the present study detected various GIT parasites in feces of 78 stray dogs in this governorate. Twenty-one dogs (35.9%) had eggs/oocysts of eight different parasites including <i>Toxocara canis</i> (19.2%), <i>Toxascaris leonina</i> (2.6%), hookworms (1.3%), <i>Taenia</i> species (5.1%), <i>Dipylidium caninum</i> (2.6%), <i>Cystoisospora canis</i> (5.1%), <i>Cystoisospora ohioensis</i> (2.6%), and <i>Neospora caninum</i>-like oocysts (1.3%). These results were combined in various meta-analyses with findings of all published surveys on GIT parasites of dogs in Egypt to underline the potential parasitic zoonoses from dogs in the country. Feces and/or gastrointestinal tracts of 19,807 dogs from various Egyptian governorates, but particularly Cairo, have been microscopically tested in 182 datasets published between 1938 and 2022, revealed during our systematic database search. <i>Toxocara canis</i>, interestingly, displayed a twofold higher pooled prevalence (24.7%) when compared to the published global pooled prevalence for <i>T. canis</i>, indicating that dogs represent a major risk for toxocariasis in humans from Egypt. <i>Dipylidium caninum</i> (25.4%) as well as various <i>Taenia</i> species (17.1%) also displayed high pooled prevalences. On the contrary, lower pooled prevalence was estimated for the most important zoonotic taeniid “<i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>” (2.4%) as well as for hookworms (1.8%) in comparison to what has been published from other countries in the region. Relatively high prevalences were estimated for three protozoa detected in dogs and are common to infect children in Egypt; <i>Cryptosporidium</i> (5.5%), <i>Giardia</i> (7.4%), and <i>Entamoeba histolytica</i> (9.8%). In general, the pooled prevalence estimated for various parasites detected in dogs from Egypt has decreased in the recent years, sometimes by as much as one-fifth, but this great decline is statistically insignificant, which should alert the veterinary and public health authorities to continue their efforts for controlling these parasites in a “One Health” approach.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/3/496gastrointestinal parasites<i>Toxocara canis</i>dogszoonosesmeta-analysisEgypt |
| spellingShingle | Ibrahim Abbas Hanadi B. Baghdadi Mohamed Abdo Rizk El-Sayed El-Alfy Bassem Elmishmishy Mayada Gwida Gastrointestinal Parasites of Dogs in Egypt: An Update on the Prevalence in Dakahlia Governorate and a Meta-Analysis for the Published Data from the Country Animals gastrointestinal parasites <i>Toxocara canis</i> dogs zoonoses meta-analysis Egypt |
| title | Gastrointestinal Parasites of Dogs in Egypt: An Update on the Prevalence in Dakahlia Governorate and a Meta-Analysis for the Published Data from the Country |
| title_full | Gastrointestinal Parasites of Dogs in Egypt: An Update on the Prevalence in Dakahlia Governorate and a Meta-Analysis for the Published Data from the Country |
| title_fullStr | Gastrointestinal Parasites of Dogs in Egypt: An Update on the Prevalence in Dakahlia Governorate and a Meta-Analysis for the Published Data from the Country |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gastrointestinal Parasites of Dogs in Egypt: An Update on the Prevalence in Dakahlia Governorate and a Meta-Analysis for the Published Data from the Country |
| title_short | Gastrointestinal Parasites of Dogs in Egypt: An Update on the Prevalence in Dakahlia Governorate and a Meta-Analysis for the Published Data from the Country |
| title_sort | gastrointestinal parasites of dogs in egypt an update on the prevalence in dakahlia governorate and a meta analysis for the published data from the country |
| topic | gastrointestinal parasites <i>Toxocara canis</i> dogs zoonoses meta-analysis Egypt |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/3/496 |
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