Zoonotic helminths parasites in the digestive tract of feral dogs and cats in Guangxi, China

BMC Veterinary Research

Weiyi Huang²  Jacques Guillot¹  Tengfei Huang³  Jian Li²  Fang Fang³ 

[1]Research group ENVA, UPEC Dynamyc, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, UPE, France

[2]Food Quality and Safety Center, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China

[3]Laboratory of parasitology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004 , Guangxi, China

关键词: China;    Guangxi;    Zoonosis;    Helminths;    Cats;    Dogs;   

Others  :  1224311
DOI  :  10.1186/s12917-015-0521-7

 received in 2015-02-11, accepted in 2015-08-01,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

In Guangxi, a province of southern China, an important number of dogs and cats roam freely in rural settings, and the presence of these animals in proximity of people may represent a risk of parasitic zoonoses. The objective of the present study was to investigate the presence and identify gastrointestinal helminths in feral carnivores in Guangxi province. Therefore, post mortem examination was performed in 40 dogs and in 39 cats.

Results

The Gastrointestinal helminths were found in all the necropsied dogs and in 37 out of 39 cats. Fifteen species were identified including 7 trematodes, 3 cestodes and 5 nematodes. Most of them may be responsible for zoonotic infections.

Conclusions

Major zoonotic gastrointestinal helminths, including liver and intestinal flukes, Toxocara spp., and Ancylostoma spp., are present in feral dogs and cats in Guangxi, and may represent a significant risk for public health.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Fang et al.

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