Results of Parasitological Examinations of Faecal Samples from Cats and Dogs in Germany between 2003 and 2010

• DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2402-8
• Publication Date: 2011-07-07T09:18:23Z
• Authors: Dieter Barutzki; Roland Schaper
• Keywords: Isospora; Dipylidium caninum; Toxocara cati; Capillaria; Coccidia

In a retrospective study, the results of parasitological examinations faecal samples from 8,560 cats and 24,677 dogs between January 2003 December 2010 in Germany were analysed. 30.4 % examined 22.8 infected with endoparasites. The examination revealed stages Giardia spp. (18.6 %), Toxocara canis (6.1 Toxascaris leonina (0.6 Ancylostomatidae (2.2 Trichuris vulpis (1.2 Capillaria (1.3 Crenosoma (0.4 Angiostrongylus vasorum (0.5 Taeniidae Dipylidiidae (< 0.1 Mesocestoides Isospora (5.6 I. ohioensis-complex (3.9 (2.4 Sarcocystis %) Hammondia heydorni/Neospora caninum (0.3 %). Dogs age groups up to 3 months > 6 showed significantly higher infection rates (37.5 38.2 %, respectively), (12.0 12.4 (1.1 1.6 (23.4 11.8 (15.6 7.2 respectively) (11.8 5.2 compared older dogs. cats, (12.6 cati (4.7 (0.1 Ancylostoma tubaeforme (0.2 Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (1.0 Dipylidium (6.0 felis (4.4 rivolta Toxoplasma gondii/Hammondia hammondi (0.8 detected. Cats (19.5 24.0 T. (8.1 6.9 (12.8 8.6 (10.0 5.9%, (4.6 2.9%, cats.