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The role of stray dogs in in toxocariasis spreading in Sanadaj
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Yahya Maroufi1   , Ghasem Zamini1 , Mohammad Bagher Khadem Erfan1 , Bijan Nori2 , Ashkan Faridi 3 |
1- 1. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Sanandaj University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
2- 2. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
3- 1. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Sanandaj University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran , ashkan.faridi@yahoo.com |
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Abstract
Background and Aim: Toxocariasis is a parasitic disease caused by infection with Toxocara spp nematodes where dogs are the definitive host for this parasite and also many pathogens that could be transmitted to humans as zoonosis disease.
Materials and Methods: This study was carried out in 2016-2017 with 111 stool samples collected from stray dogs in the city of Sanandaj. The city of Sanandaj was divided into five parts: north, south, east, west, and center. The coordinates of the sampling site were determined by online GPS and by using the ArcGIS software was located on the map. Samples were examined by formalin-ether concentration method and by using descriptive statistical methods, the rate of infection in dogs were expressed as percentages.
Results: Out of 111 samples, 7 samples (6.306%) were seen as positive. 4 positive cases related to the samples collected in the spring, 1 were related to samples collected in the winter, and 2 were related to samples collected in the autumn.
Conclusion: The contamination rate of Toxocara in stray dogs in Sanandaj city is lower than in comparison to the other areas studied in Iran. Due to a large number of stray dogs in the city of Sanandaj, and the adaptation of this animal to adjacent to humans place of living and due to the reservoir of dogs with a large number of zoonotic diseases, it is essential to carry out other eco-epidemiological studies with the subjects of dog-borne diseases to determine the status of stray dogs for zoonosis disease. |
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| Keywords: toxocara canis, dog, zoonosis, Sanandaj |
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Type of Study: Original Research |
Subject:
Parasitology and Mycology
Received: 2020/10/3 | Accepted: 2021/11/3
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