caa a22 4500 445343400 CHVBK 20180317142821.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00436-010-2067-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00436-010-2067-8 Principal intestinal parasites of dogs in Tirana, Albania [Elektronische Daten] [Dashamir Xhaxhiu, Ilir Kusi, Dhimitër Rapti, Elisabeta Kondi, Rezart Postoli, Laura Rinaldi, Zlatka Dimitrova, Martin Visser, Martin Knaus, Steffen Rehbein] From 2004 to 2009, the digestive tracts of 111 dogs from suburban areas around Tirana, Albania, were examined for intestinal helminths. In addition, rectal faecal samples of all dogs were examined for protozoan infections and 48 faecal samples from dogs >6months of age were processed with the Baermann technique to test for the excretion of lungworm larvae. The heart and pulmonary arteries of 30 dogs >6months of age also were examined for nematode parasites. The intestinal parasite fauna of the dogs included three protozoan species (Cystoisospora canis, Cystoisospora ohioensis/burrowsi, Sarcocystis spp.), three cestode species (Dipylidium caninum, Taenia hydatigena, Echinococcus granulosus), five nematode species (Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala, Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, Trichuris vulpis) and one acanthocephalan (Centrorhynchus buteonis). Rates of infection were: 15.3% for C. canis, 31.5% for C. ohioensis/burrowsi, 1.8% for Sarcocystis spp., 65.8% for D. caninum, 16.2% for T. hydatigena, 2.7% for E. granulosus (genotype G1), 13.5% for A. caninum, 64.9% for U. stenocephala, 75.7% for T. canis, 0.9% for T. leonina, 21.6% for T. vulpis and 0.9% for C. buteonis. Up to six species of gastrointestinal parasites were found per dog. The 63 ≤6-month-old dogs harboured significantly (p < 0.001) fewer gastrointestinal parasite species concurrently (mean 2.65 ± 1.25 species per animal) than the 48 older animals (mean 3.77 ± 1.45 species per animal). Dogs >6months of age harboured significantly (p < 0.05) more D. caninum, T. hydatigena, A. caninum, U. stenocephala and T. vulpis compared to younger dogs. Conversely, the younger dogs harboured significantly (p < 0.001) more T. canis than the older ones. There was no difference in the male and female dogs' counts of individual intestinal helminth species apart from T. hydatigena in dogs >6months of age: Male dogs harboured significantly (p < 0.05) more tapeworms than female dogs. Based on faecal examination, there was no indication for lungworm infection; however, two adult heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) were found in the right ventricle of one dog. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Xhaxhiu Dashamir Klinika Veterinare, Bulevardi Gjergj Fishta, Kulla II Jeshile, Ap. 3, Tirana, Albania aut Kusi Ilir Klinika Veterinare, Bulevardi Gjergj Fishta, Kulla II Jeshile, Ap. 3, Tirana, Albania aut Rapti Dhimitër Fakulteti i Mjeksise Veterinare, Universiteti Bujqësor, Kodër Kamëz, Tirana, Albania aut Kondi Elisabeta Instituti i Sigurise Ushqimore dhe Veterinarisë, Rr. Aleksander Moisui 10, Tirana, Albania aut Postoli Rezart Fakulteti i Mjeksise Veterinare, Universiteti Bujqësor, Kodër Kamëz, Tirana, Albania aut Rinaldi Laura Dipartimento di Patologia e Sanità Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Frederico II”, Via della Veterinaria 1, 80137, Naples, Italy aut Dimitrova Zlatka Department of Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Thracian University, Student Campus, 6000, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria aut Visser Martin Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany aut Knaus Martin Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany aut Rehbein Steffen Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany aut Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/2(2011-02-01), 341-353 0932-0113 108:2<341 2011 108 436 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2067-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2067-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Xhaxhiu Dashamir Klinika Veterinare, Bulevardi Gjergj Fishta, Kulla II Jeshile, Ap. 3, Tirana, Albania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kusi Ilir Klinika Veterinare, Bulevardi Gjergj Fishta, Kulla II Jeshile, Ap. 3, Tirana, Albania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rapti Dhimitër Fakulteti i Mjeksise Veterinare, Universiteti Bujqësor, Kodër Kamëz, Tirana, Albania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kondi Elisabeta Instituti i Sigurise Ushqimore dhe Veterinarisë, Rr. Aleksander Moisui 10, Tirana, Albania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Postoli Rezart Fakulteti i Mjeksise Veterinare, Universiteti Bujqësor, Kodër Kamëz, Tirana, Albania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rinaldi Laura Dipartimento di Patologia e Sanità Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Frederico II”, Via della Veterinaria 1, 80137, Naples, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dimitrova Zlatka Department of Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Thracian University, Student Campus, 6000, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Visser Martin Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Knaus Martin Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rehbein Steffen Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/2(2011-02-01), 341-353 0932-0113 108:2<341 2011 108 436 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer