A survey for potentially zoonotic gastrointestinal parasites of dogs and pigs in Cambodia

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T1 - A survey for potentially zoonotic gastrointestinal parasites of dogs and pigs in Cambodia

AU - Inpankaew, Tawin

AU - Murrell, Kenneth Darwin

AU - Pinyopanuwat, Nongnuch

AU - Chhoun, Chamnan

AU - Khov, Kuong

AU - Sem, Tharin

AU - Sorn, San

AU - Muth, Sinuon

AU - Dalsgaard, Anders

PY - 2015/12/1

Y1 - 2015/12/1

N2 - There is little information available on parasites of zoonotic significance in Cambodia. In 2011, in an effort to obtain data on potentially zoonotic gastrointestinal parasites in domestic animals, 50 dogs and 30 pigs residing in 38 households located in Ang Svay Check village, Takeo province, Cambodia were examined for parasites from faecal samples. The samples were processed using the formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique (FECT). Hookworms were the most common zoonotic parasite found in dogs (80.0%) followed by Echinostomes (18.0%). While, in pigs, Fasciolopsis buski was the most common zoonotic parasite (30.0%) followed by Ascaris suum (13.3%). This study provides baseline data on gastrointestinal parasites in dogs and pigs from Cambodia and underscores the importance of domestic animals as reservoir hosts for human parasites for Cambodian veterinary and public health agencies. Follow-up studies are required to further taxonomically characterize these dog and pig parasites and to determine their role in human parasites in this community.

AB - There is little information available on parasites of zoonotic significance in Cambodia. In 2011, in an effort to obtain data on potentially zoonotic gastrointestinal parasites in domestic animals, 50 dogs and 30 pigs residing in 38 households located in Ang Svay Check village, Takeo province, Cambodia were examined for parasites from faecal samples. The samples were processed using the formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique (FECT). Hookworms were the most common zoonotic parasite found in dogs (80.0%) followed by Echinostomes (18.0%). While, in pigs, Fasciolopsis buski was the most common zoonotic parasite (30.0%) followed by Ascaris suum (13.3%). This study provides baseline data on gastrointestinal parasites in dogs and pigs from Cambodia and underscores the importance of domestic animals as reservoir hosts for human parasites for Cambodian veterinary and public health agencies. Follow-up studies are required to further taxonomically characterize these dog and pig parasites and to determine their role in human parasites in this community.

U2 - 10.1515/ap-2015-0083

DO - 10.1515/ap-2015-0083

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 26408577

SN - 1230-2821

VL - 60

SP - 601

EP - 604

JO - Acta Parasitologica

JF - Acta Parasitologica

IS - 4

ER -