Prevalence and risk factors associated with gastrointestinal parasites of pet dogs in North-Central Algeria

Hocine Ziam; Rabah Kelanemer; Rédha Belala; Bachir Medrouh; Hanem Fathy Khater; Mouloud Djerbal; Tahar Kernif

doi:10.1016/j.cimid.2022.101817

Prevalence and risk factors associated with gastrointestinal parasites of pet dogs in North-Central Algeria

Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022 Jul:86:101817. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2022.101817. Epub 2022 Apr 20.

Authors

Hocine Ziam¹, Rabah Kelanemer², Rédha Belala³, Bachir Medrouh², Hanem Fathy Khater⁴, Mouloud Djerbal⁵, Tahar Kernif⁶

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, Blida, Algeria; Laboratory of Biotechnology, Environment and Health, University of Blida 1, Blida, Algeria. Electronic address: ziamhocine@univ-blida.dz.
² Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Blida 1, Blida, Algeria.
³ Carnivore Reproductive Biotechnologies Platform, University of Blida 1, Blida, Algeria.
⁴ Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt.
⁵ Regional Veterinary Laboratory of Tizi Ouzou, National Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Algeria.
⁶ Laboratory of Parasitic Eco-epidemiology and Population Genetics, Pasteur Institute of Algeria, Dely-Brahim, Algiers, Algeria.

PMID: 35490504
DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2022.101817

Abstract

The prevalence and risk factors associated with gastrointestinal parasites in dogs were conducted in Blida, North-Central Algeria. The study was carried out over 131 clinically healthy dogs, from March to June 2019, by coprological methods. Of the 131 collected dogs, 61.07% (n = 80) were found infected by gastrointestinal parasites. Sixty-four dogs were carriers of a single infection with the following parasites Ancylostoma spp (15.27%), Uncinaria spp (14.50%) Toxocara canis (4.58%), Trichuris vulpis (3.82%), Toxascaris leonina (2.29%), Taenia/Echinococcus spp. (2.29%), Mesocestoides spp (0.76%), Cystoisospora spp. (3.05%) and Neospora caninum-like (2.29%). Sixteen dogs harbored mixed infection. Male (OR = 1.18) German shepherds' dogs were more infected (OR = 1.08) by helminthic parasites (OR = 13.64). The frequency of single infections (OR = 6.86) increased with the animal's age (OR = 1.73-3.46). Identifying hookworms, T. canis, and T. vulpis suggests a continuing risk of contamination of pet dogs as a source of human infection with the zoonotic parasites in Blida.

Keywords: Algeria; Canine; Helminths; Intestinal parasitism; Protozoa; Risk-factors.

MeSH terms

Algeria / epidemiology
Animals
Dog Diseases* / epidemiology
Dog Diseases* / parasitology
Dogs
Feces / parasitology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic* / epidemiology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic* / parasitology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic* / veterinary
Male
Parasites*
Prevalence
Risk Factors