Epidemiological survey on gastro-intestinal and blood-borne helminths of dogs in north-east Gabon
2008
Davoust, B.(Direction régionale du service de santé des armées de Toulon) | Normand, T.(Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Lyon Laboratoire de parasitologie ,Centre national d'instruction cynophile de la Gendarmerie Service vétérinaire) | Bourry, O.(Centre international de recherches médicales) | Dang, H.(Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Lyon Laboratoire de parasitologie) | Leroy, E.(Centre international de recherches médicales ,Institut de recherche pour le développement) | Bourdoiseau, G.(Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Lyon Laboratoire de parasitologie)
A survey of helminth parasites was carried out on 198 dogs living in almost complete liberty in villages in the northeast of Gabon. Faeces and blood samples were collected and analysed. Dirofilaria immitis antigen was detected in 13.6 % of dogs using the SNAP 3Dx® test, a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Faecal examination revealed that 91.4 % of dogs were infected by intestinal helminths. Ascarids were found in 58.5 % of the samples. Trichuris vulpis was observed in 49.5 %> of cases, and Uncinaria spp. and Ancylostoma spp. in 34.8 %>, Spirocerca lupi in 25.3 % and Capillaria spp. in 10.6 %. Cestode embryophores were found in 8.6 % of the samples.
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