A field survey on parasites and antibodies against selected pathogens in owned dogs in Lilongwe, Malawi
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
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| Title | A field survey on parasites and antibodies against selected pathogens in owned dogs in Lilongwe, Malawi | |
| Creator | Alvåsen, Karin Johansson, Sandra M. Höglund, Johan Ssuna, Richard Emanuelson, Ulf | |
| Description | The aim of this study was to screen for selected parasites and antibody levels against vectorborne pathogens in owned dogs in Lilongwe, Malawi. The study population consisted of 100 dogs; 80 participating in vaccination–spaying campaigns and 20 visiting a veterinary clinic as paying clients. All dogs went through a general physical examination including visual examination for signs of ectoparasites. A total of 100 blood samples were analysed using commercial snap tests and 40 faecal samples by egg flotation in saturated sodium chloride. The sampled dogs had a seroprevalence of 12% for Anaplasma spp., 22% for Ehrlichia spp., 4% for Dirofilaria immitis and 1% for Leishmania spp. Eggs from Ancylostoma spp. were found in 80% of the faecal samples, whereas eggs of Trichuris vulpis, Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina were only present in 3%, 8% and 13% of the samples, respectively. Ectoparasites such as Ctenocephalides sp., Trichodectes sp. and ticks were present on 98%, 25% and 11%, respectively, of the campaign dogs. Among client dogs, 35% had Ctenocephalides fleas, 10% had Trichodectes lice and none had ticks. Public education and prophylactic treatment could be used to improve the animal welfare of dogs; this would most likely also have positive impact on public health. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2016-07-29 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jsava.v87i1.1358 | |
| Source | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association; Vol 87, No 1 (2016); 6 pages 2224-9435 1019-9128 | |
| Language | eng | |
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