caa a22 4500 386388520 CHVBK 20180307112106.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198903 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022149X00008695 doi S0022149X00008695 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022149X00008695 A survey of intestinal helminths of well-cared-for dogs in Jamaica, and their potential public health significance [Elektronische Daten] This study investigates the level of helminthic infestation in better-cared-for dogs in a middle-class community in suburban Kingston. A canine zoographic study was conducted, and fresh faecal deposits were collected and analysed for helminth life-cycle stages. The survey indicated that 73% (n=93) of households in the study area owned one dog or more (mean=1·4). Resident's attitudes towards canine management suggested that the dog population was, in general, restricted to the residential estate, and most owners claimed to have dewormed their dogs at least as young animals. Of 141 faecal specimens, 58% contained eggs or larvae of one or more of eight helminths: Uncinaria stenocephala (26%), Ancylostoma sp. (23%), Trichuris vulpis (9%), Toxocara canis (8%), Spirocerca lupi (6%), Strongyloides sp. (6%), Apophallus sp. (4%) and taeniids (1%). There was a high level of multiple infection in the host animals, with approximately one fifth of the infected samples containing three or more helminth types. Infection intensity was apparently low, but some dogs harboured heavy worm loads. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989 Jamaica nationallicence dog nationallicence survey nationallicence Uncinaria stenocephala nationallicence Ancylostoma nationallicence Trichuris vulpis nationallicence Toxocara canis nationallicence Spirocerca lupi nationallicence Strongyloides nationallicence Apophallus nationallicence Taeniidae nationallicence Robinson R. D. Parasitology Research Laboratories, Department of Zoology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica Thompson D. L. Parasitology Research Laboratories, Department of Zoology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica Lindo J. F. Parasitology Research Laboratories, Department of Zoology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica Journal of Helminthology Cambridge University Press 63/1(1989-03), 32-38 0022-149X 63:1<32 1989 63 JHL https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X00008695 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X00008695 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Robinson R. D. Parasitology Research Laboratories, Department of Zoology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Thompson D. L. Parasitology Research Laboratories, Department of Zoology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lindo J. F. Parasitology Research Laboratories, Department of Zoology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Helminthology Cambridge University Press 63/1(1989-03), 32-38 0022-149X 63:1<32 1989 63 JHL CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge