Epidemiological survey of
Gastro-intestinal Parasites of Non-descript dogs in Nagpur City
G.S.Khante,
L.A.Khan, A.M.Bodkhe, P.R.Suryawanshi,M.A.Majed, U.S.Suradkar and S.S.Gaikwad
Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
Nagpur
This
study was conducted on gastrointestinal parasitic infestation in 1180
non-descript dogs in Nagpur using fecal examination during the months of
January and February 2008 at SPCA center Nagpur, under Animals Birth Control
and anti Rabies Vaccnation programme run by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation.
All the animals were divided into two groups adult and puppy, each comprises of
590 animals. Of the 590 animals in adults 391 (66.2%) were found to be infected
with at least one species of intestinal parasites and in puppy group out of 590
animals 496 (84.06%) were positive for parasitic infestation. Toxocara canis
and Anchylostoma caninum (hook worm) are predominant one followed by the
other species of parasites like Dyphylidium caninum, Diphyllolobothrium latum
and Fasciola hepatica are rarely found.
Key Words:
Incidence, Gastrointestinal Parasites, Dogs, Fecal, Epidemiology, Survey, City.