Prevalence of canine gastrointestinal parasites in Morogoro, Tanzania
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Taylor and Francis
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Out of 235 domestic dogs from Morogoro municipality and Mgeta
area
in Morogoro
region
coproscopically
screened
for
gastrointestinal parasitic infections, 174 (74%) were found positive
for one or the other parasite. Ancylostonza caninunz was the most
common parasite (72%). Protozoan parasites and other helminths
were less prevalent (4%).
The prevalence of gastrointestinal
parasitism was significantly higher (P<0.05) in dogs <6 months
(prkppies) than in adults with no sex effect.
Keywords
Dogs, Gastrointestinal parasites