Survey of Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections in Quarantined Dogs in Taiwan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Tai-Hwa SHIH¹  Ya-Chen LEE³  Hong-Kean OOI²  Wen-Jane TU¹  Yuko WATANABE²  Shi-Yen HO⁴ 

[1] Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture;Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University;Veterinary Teaching Hospital, National Chung Hsing University;Graduate Institute of Veterinary Microbiology, National Chung Hsing University

关键词: gastrointestinal parasites;    quarantined dog;    Taiwan;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.68.69

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(7)Intestinal helminth and protozoan infection in the quarantined dogs in Taiwan were examined using fecal examination between January to December, 2004. Of the 376 dogs imported from 11 countries, 63 (16.8%) were found to be infected with at least one species of intestinal parasite. The parasites detected were oocysts of Isospora canis and eggs of Toxocara canis, Trichuris vulpis and hookworms. Of the 63 infected dogs, 11 were found to have a mixed infection of two different species of parasites. This paper illustrates that parasites are transmitted from one country to another through the transport of animals. Moreover, there is also a possibility of parasitic infection among quarantined dogs as well as the zoonotic potential for quarantine officers during the quarantine period.

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