“…detected in the feces of sampled dogs recapitulates previous reports in Nigeria (Ayinmode et al, 2016;Ezema et al, 2019;Kamani et al, 2021) and outside Nigeria (Abere et al, 2013;Ngui et al, 2014;Torres-Chablé et al, 2015). The prevalence rates of 33.24%, 36.45%, and 41.67% for Ancylostoma spp., Cryptosporidium spp., and Toxocara spp., respectively, have been reported among dogs in Nigeria (Ugbomoiko et al, 2008;Idika et al, 2017;Eze et al, 2019). In countries outside Nigeria, the prevalence rates of 33.04%, 33.46%, and 64.71% for Ancylostoma spp., Toxocara spp., and Cryptosporidium spp., respectively, have been reported among dogs (Bahrami et al, 2011;Ayan and Kilinç, 2020;Ilic et al, 2021).…”