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A survey study on gastrointestinal parasites of stray cats in Azarshahr, (East Azerbaijan province, Iran)

verfasst von: Nasser Hajipour, Aabbas Imani Baran, Mohammad Yakhchali, Seyed Mehdi Banan Khojasteh, Farzam Sheikhzade Hesari, Bijan Esmaeilnejad, Jafar Arjmand

Erschienen in: Journal of Parasitic Diseases | Ausgabe 4/2016

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Abstract

Gastrointestinal parasites are among the most common parasitic infections found in stray cats, which might act potential helminthic parasites to domestic cats. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in stray cats in the city of Azarshahr, which is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. A cross—sectional study was conducted on 50 necropsied stray cats, trapped and collected from different geographic regions of Azarshahr. From a total 50 stray cats examined, 15 (30 %) were female and 35 (70 %) were male. Overall 47 cats (94 %) were identified as infected with at least one of the endoparasites. The prevalence of parasites found were: Taenia taeniaeformis (60 %), Dipylidium caninum (58 %), Taenia hydatigera (24 %), Mesocestoides lineatus (78 %), Ancylostoma tubaeforme (14 %), Toxascaris leonina (30 %), Toxocara cati (78 %), Physaloptera praeputialis (10 %), and Syphacia obvelata (10 %). Contamination rate for zoonotic parasites of cat was greater than expected in AzarShahr region. Therefore, appropriate control measures should be taken and preventive methods should be applied.

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Titel: A survey study on gastrointestinal parasites of stray cats in Azarshahr, (East Azerbaijan province, Iran)
verfasst von: Nasser Hajipour
Aabbas Imani Baran
Mohammad Yakhchali
Seyed Mehdi Banan Khojasteh
Farzam Sheikhzade Hesari
Bijan Esmaeilnejad
Jafar Arjmand
Publikationsdatum: 28.02.2015
Verlag: Springer India
Erschienen in: Journal of Parasitic Diseases / Ausgabe 4/2016
Print ISSN: 0971-7196
Elektronische ISSN: 0975-0703
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-015-0663-3

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