in the present study 6500 stray dogs were killed in 1993-4 to initiate a preliminary control program in rural and urban areas of the city of kerman. 391 dogs including 169 (43.12%) females and 222 (56.8%) males were selected randomly, dissected and examined for echinococcus granulosus and microscopically. the overall prevalence rate was 7.4%. the younger dogs were more susceptible to infection ...

24 To explore the genetic diversity, host specificity and zoonotic potential of Enterocytozoon 25 bieneusi, feces from 348 stray and pet dogs, and 96 pet cats from different locations in China 26 were examined by internal transcribed spacer (ITS) based PCR. E. bieneusi was detected in 27 15.5% of dogs including 20.5% of stray dogs and 11.7% of pet dogs, and in 11.5% of pet 28 cats. Higher infec...

BACKGROUND The North Eastern Region in India is endemic for canine heartworm disease but in clinics accurate diagnosis is some times difficult. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of occult infections for heartworm disease in canine in two geographical regions of North Eastern India. METHODS A total of 782 numbers of three categories of dogs namely, working dogs of mi...

This qualitative study identified a study area by visualizing one year of animal intake from a municipal animal shelter on geographic information systems (GIS) maps to select an area of high stray-dog intake to investigate. Researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with residents of the selected study area to elucidate why there were high numbers of stray dogs coming from this location. ...

stray dogs are considered as an important health problem in societies because they can carry dangerous diseases such as hydatidosis, toxocariasis and coenurus cerebralis to humans and animals. therefore, the study of helminthes infections in all parts of iran for evaluation of infection state, and provision of the infection control programs is essential. the aim of this study, was to determine ...

Lead, cadmium and mercury were detected in liver and kidney tissue of dogs from an urban habitat. Samples were digested in a microwave system and analyzed by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Results of the current study showed that at least one of the three heavy metals was detected in tissues of all examined dogs. These findings make us suppose that humans are exposed to the same heavy metals s...

background: myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals with dipterous larvae for a certain period. there are reports indicating that dogs are the most common species affected by myiasis. this study was conducted to identify myiasis-causing flies in owned and stray dogs in mashhad (northeastern iran). methods: a total of 435 owned dogs and 800 stray dogs were exam...

background: heartworm ( dirofilaria immitis ) is mosquito-borne filarial nematode capable of causing serious cardiopulmonary disease in canines and felines, and pulmonary dirofilariasis in man. this research was conducted with the objectives of determining the incidence and assessing possible risk factors of canine heartworm in the southeast of iran. methods: from october 2012 to september 2013...

background: the aim of present study was to determine the seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis (cvl) among stray and owned dogs in kouhsar district of alborz province, central iran. methods: the study was performed from march 2011 to july 2011 using direct agglutination test (dat). three hundred and thirty seven dogs including 257 stary and 80 owned dogs were selected by random sampl...