<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Seventy-nine owned dogs (47 males and 32 females) from Antakya province were examined for E. granulosus by coproantigen ELISA (CHEKIT®-ECHINOTEST) between April to July in 2006. The estimated prevalence of E. granulosus infection was 8.86 % (7/79). Mean age of the dogs with E. granulosus was 2.3 years ranging from one to five years. There was no statistically significant difference regarding the prevalence between male and female dogs. A significant difference was detected between unrestrained (or free roaming) and indoor or chained dogs (p &lt; 0.05). Although the prevalence of the E. granulosus infection in owned dogs in Antakya province is low, the incidence was quite high in the unrestrained and undewormed dogs. Therefore a preventive control programme in the dogs should be initiated in this region.</p></abstract>

Seventy-nine owned dogs (47 males and 32 females) from Antakya province were examined for E. granulosus by coproantigen ELISA (CHEKIT®-ECHINOTEST) between April to July in 2006. The estimated prevalence of E. granulosus infection was 8.86 % (7/79). Mean age of the dogs with E. granulosus was 2.3 years ranging from one to five years. There was no statistically significant difference regarding the prevalence between male and female dogs. A significant difference was detected between unrestrained (or free roaming) and indoor or chained dogs (p < 0.05). Although the prevalence of the E. granulosus infection in owned dogs in Antakya province is low, the incidence was quite high in the unrestrained and undewormed dogs. Therefore a preventive control programme in the dogs should be initiated in this region.

Detection of Echinococcus granulosus coproantigens in dogs from Antakya Province, Turkey

Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mustafa Kemal, Hatay, Turkey

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mustafa Kemal, Hatay, Turkey

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Adana, Turkey

Helminthologia

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Seventy-nine owned dogs (47 males and 32 females) from Antakya province were examined for E. granulosus by coproantigen ELISA (CHEKIT®-ECHINOTEST) between...

Detection of Echinococcus granulosus coproantigens in dogs from Antakya Province, Turkey

Published Online: Nov 06, 2008

Page range: 150 - 153

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-008-0030-3

Keywords
Echinococcus granulosus, dog, coproantigen ELISA, Antakya, Turkey

© 2008 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Detection of Echinococcus granulosus coproantigens in dogs from Antakya Province, Turkey

Published Online: Nov 06, 2008

Page range: 150 - 153

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-008-0030-3

KeywordsEchinococcus granulosus, dog, coproantigen ELISA, Antakya, Turkey

© 2008 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Echinococcus granulosus, dog, coproantigen ELISA, Antakya, Turkey