caa a22 4500 44533942X CHVBK 20180317142807.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00436-011-2258-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00436-011-2258-y Giardia and other intestinal parasites in dogs from veterinary clinics in Japan [Elektronische Daten] [Naoyuki Itoh, Kazutaka Kanai, Hirohide Tominaga, Jun Kawamata, Takashi Kaneshima, Seishiro Chikazawa, Yasutomo Hori, Fumio Hoshi, Seiichi Higuchi] The present study is the first report that describes the national survey of intestinal parasites in private household dogs brought to veterinary clinics in Japan. A total of 2,365 fresh feces were collected. Giardia-specific coproantigen was examined by ELISA kit (SNAP® Giardia, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.; Maine, USA). Other intestinal parasites were determined microscopically using the formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation technique. According to age categories, Giardia duodenalis, Cystoisospora spp., Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, and Strongyloides spp., at ≦6-months-old showed significantly (P < 0.0001, P < 0.001 or P < 0.01, respectively) higher prevalence compared to >6months old (31.5% vs. 2.3%, 9.1% vs. 0.05%, 1.8% vs. 0.4%, 1.1% vs. 0%, and 1.1% vs. 0.05%, respectively). In clinical categories, prevalences of G. duodenalis (14.8%) and Cystoisospora spp. (4.7%) in symptomatic dogs were significantly (P < 0.05, respectively) higher than those in asymptomatic ones (7.9% and 1.6%, respectively). G. duodenalis and Cystoisospora spp. were dominant parasites in private household dogs in Japan, especially ≦6-month-old dogs. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Itoh Naoyuki First Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, 034-8628, Towada, Aomori, Japan aut Kanai Kazutaka First Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, 034-8628, Towada, Aomori, Japan aut Tominaga Hirohide Fukuoka Central Animal Hospital, Baikoen 2-15-14, Chuo, 810-0035, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan aut Kawamata Jun Chiba Small Animal Clinic, Noda 3-1-18, 960-8055, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan aut Kaneshima Takashi Mizuhodai Animal Hospital, Nishi Mizuhodai 1-21-5, 354-0018, Fujimi, Saitama, Japan aut Chikazawa Seishiro Second Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, 034-8628, Towada, Aomori, Japan aut Hori Yasutomo Second Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, 034-8628, Towada, Aomori, Japan aut Hoshi Fumio Second Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, 034-8628, Towada, Aomori, Japan aut Higuchi Seiichi First Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, 034-8628, Towada, Aomori, Japan aut Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 109/1(2011-07-01), 253-256 0932-0113 109:1<253 2011 109 436 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2258-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2258-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Itoh Naoyuki First Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, 034-8628, Towada, Aomori, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kanai Kazutaka First Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, 034-8628, Towada, Aomori, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tominaga Hirohide Fukuoka Central Animal Hospital, Baikoen 2-15-14, Chuo, 810-0035, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kawamata Jun Chiba Small Animal Clinic, Noda 3-1-18, 960-8055, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kaneshima Takashi Mizuhodai Animal Hospital, Nishi Mizuhodai 1-21-5, 354-0018, Fujimi, Saitama, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chikazawa Seishiro Second Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, 034-8628, Towada, Aomori, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hori Yasutomo Second Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, 034-8628, Towada, Aomori, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hoshi Fumio Second Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, 034-8628, Towada, Aomori, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Higuchi Seiichi First Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, 034-8628, Towada, Aomori, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 109/1(2011-07-01), 253-256 0932-0113 109:1<253 2011 109 436 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer