Abstract
The close proximity between the dog and the human can represent a risk of transmission of zoonotic endoparasites. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of zoonotic importance in dog feces. One hundred and five fecal samples were collected, all were recorded in relation to the age and gender of the dogs, to detect the presence of helminths and protozoa through a compound microscope. The general prevalence of endoparasites was 95.23%, the parasites with the highest prevalence were Ancylostoma caninum with 72.38% and Toxocara canis with 49.52%. Simple infection was 43.8% and multiple infection was 51.5%, the most prevalent parasitic association was between Toxocara canis and Ancylostoma caninum with 17.14%. On the other hand, the prevalence for Toxocara canis according to the age of the dogs was 42.86% for young and 6.67% for adult animals (P<0.01). In conclusion, a high prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was observed in stray dogs, among which are species with zoonotic importance, which represents a public health problem, mainly affecting children.
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