A survey for parasites in cats

Wilson-Hanson, S.; Prescott, C. W.

doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.1982.tb16009.x

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“…Ancylostoma caninum was recorded as the predominant hookworm of dogs in the warmer regions of Australia. Although A. caninum is regarded as an uncommon parasite of cats (Setasuban and Waddell, 1973;Kelly and Ng, 1975;Wilson-Hanson and Prescott, 1982;Beveridge, 2002), Stewart (1994) found it in 6 of 16 cats examined in Townsville. U. stenocephala is a common parasite of dogs in southern Australia and is less common in cats (Beveridge, 2002).…”

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The veterinary and public health significance of hookworm in dogs and cats in Australia and the status of A. ceylanicum

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Robertson

et al. 2007

Veterinary Parasitology

104

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There is no current information regarding the prevalence of hookworm in Australian dogs and cats and based on the results of studies conducted over 20 years ago, where high prevalences of helminths were recorded, the prophylactic administration of broad spectrum anthelmintics has been advocated.During this study, faecal samples were collected from dogs (n = 1391) and cats (n = 1027) across Australia. Samples were examined by microscopy and information regarding the demographics of each animal, and the management practices they experienced were recorded. A highly sensitive and species-specific PCR-RFLP technique was utilized to differentiate the various hookworm species which can infect dogs and cats directly from eggs in faeces. The prevalence of hookworm in dogs and cats was found to be 6.9% and 1.4%, respectively. Ancylostoma ceylanicum was detected for the first time in Australia in 10.9% of the dogs found positive for hookworm. Significantly, A. ceylanicum is capable of causing a patent infection in humans. After adjusting for other factors with multiple logistic regression, dogs from refuges, dogs originating from a tropical climatic zone, dogs aged 1 year or less, and those dogs which had not received anthelmintics were significantly more likely to be parasitized. Only univariate analysis was conducted for the cats as there were too few samples positive for hookworm. Cats were more likely to be infected with hookworm if they were from refuges, originated from a tropical climatic zone, and had not received treatment with anthelmintics.The results of this study demonstrates the importance of having current information regarding the prevalence of parasites of dogs and cats and the risk factors associated with infection, as well as the need to reassess the veterinary and public health concerns regarding hookworm infection and its control, which are currently based on out-dated information.

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The veterinary and public health significance of hookworm in dogs and cats in Australia and the status of A. ceylanicum

Palmer

Traub

Robertson

et al. 2007

Veterinary Parasitology

104

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“…Kedilerde en yaygın artropod türünün G.felis olduğu birçok çalış-mada belirtilmi~(3, 4, iI, 2 I, 22, 25), genç kedilerde daha çok rastIandığı kaydedilmi~tir (25). Bu çalı~mada i ya~ından büyük kedilerde ve dişi kedilerde daha çok pireye rastlanmı~olup, yaş konusunda literatürle uyum sağlamamış gibi görünmesinin nedeni bu çalışmada kedilerin yaş olarak çok geni~iki gruba ayrılmasından kaynaklanmaktadır.…”

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“…Araştırmada, Hammondia / Besnoitia / Toxoplasma ve Cryptosporidium oocyst'lerine rastlanmamıştır .. Barsak protozoonlarının gençlerde daha yaygın olduğu bildirilmekte (18,25), bu çalış-mada da 1. felis ve G. cati'ye genç kedilerde daha çok rastlanmıştır.…”

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“…taeniaeformis gibi cestodların dişi kedilerde daha yaygın bulunduğu ve bunun istatistiki yönden de önem taşıdığı veya helmint tür ve sayılarının konakçı kedinin cinsiyeti ile ilişkisi olmadığı (7,19,21,25) …”

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“…da halk ve çevre sağlığı açısından önem taşımaktadır. Bazı paraziderin yayılmasında veya insanlara ta~ınmasında kedilerin oynadığı role dikkat çekilmi~(1,2, i i, 18,22,25) Dış ülkelerde kedi parazitleri ile ilgili yapılmı~pekçok çali~ma mevcut olup (3,7,12,19,20,21,23) çeşitli faktörlere bağlı olarak değişik paı azit türleri saptanmıştır. Türkiye'de ise konu ilc ilgili çok sınırlı yayın vardır (4,5,6,8,9,14,16).…”

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