Introduction: Dogs harbour zoonotic parasites that cause serious infections in humans, such as visceral larva migrans, ocular larva migrans, cystic echinococcosis, and alveolar echinococcosis. Studies on dogs’ gastrointestinal parasites in different geographical locations are required to increase knowledge of the risk of canine zoonoses in human populations.Material and Methods: The presence of parasites was examined in 450 faecal samples collected from eight zones of Zanjan province, northwest Iran from June to November 2015. The samples were examined using the sedimentation concentration method and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining.Results: Gastrointestinal parasites were found in 86 (19.1%) faecal samples. Sarcocystis spp. (7.3%), Taenia/Echinococcus spp. (5.6%), Toxocara spp. (1.8%), and Cystoisospora spp. (1.6%) were the most common parasites observed. The other detected parasites consisted of Dicrocoelium dendriticum (0.7%), Eimeria spp. (0.7%), Cryptosporidium spp. (0.4%), Physaloptera spp. (0.4%), Giardia spp. (1.3%), and Spirocerca lupi (1.3%). The lowest parasite infection rates belonged to Trichuris vulpis and Acanthocephalans (0.2% each).Conclusion: This study provides current information on the infection rates in dog populations in Zanjan Province. Furthermore, the study shows a high prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic infections, including zoonotic ones and particularly Taenia/Echinococcus spp., potentially transmissible to humans and thus relevant to public health.

techniques to locate lesions and recover developmental stages of helminths from equine arteries, subperitoneum, liver, and lungs postmortem

Echinococcus multilocularis, cats are less suitable than dogs as definitive hosts

Many scolicidal agents have been used to destroy fertile protoscolices, but these scolicidal agents have side effects, highlighting the need for research on effective and non-toxic replacement scolicidal agents. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are biocompatible and non-toxic. The current study examined the effects of AuNPs in killing the protoscolices of Echinococcus granulosus in vitro using eosin staining. The protoscolices were treated with 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, or 1.0 mg/mL of AuNPs for 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes. A concentration of 1.0 mg/mL was the most efficient in killing the protoscolices after 60 minutes exposure, reaching 96%, followed by 0.8 mg/mL (84.5%), whereas 0.4 and 0.2 mg/mL of AuNPs achieved a death rate of 76.8% and 68.5%, respectively. The loss of the protoscolices was lower at shorter exposure times with the same concentration of AuNPs and increased as the AuNP concentration was increased at the same exposure time. Significant differences were found between the different groups compared to the control group.

There was estimated the indogenic intoxication development in animal, experimentally affected with larval cestodoses and its influence on meat quality. In the tabular form the indicators of farm animal parasitizing with larval cestodoses are presented; development indicators of endogenic intoxications of sheep parasitized with cysticercus; development indicators of endogenic intoxications of the rats parasitized with echinococcus larvacyst; dynamics of hematological indicators at sheep, experimentally infected with eggs Т Hydatigena; dynamics of hematological indicators of the laboratory rats experimentally infected with eggs Е granulosus; organoleptic meat characteristics of healthy sheep and sheep which affected with С Tenuicollis; biological value of sheep meat. As a result of the spent research it is revealed, that parasitizing of larval cestodoses at farm animals is accompanied by development of endogenic intoxications and as consequence considerably reduces quality of meat production. | Цель работы заключалась в оценке развития эндогенной интоксикации у животных, экспериментально инвазированных яйцами тениид, и ее влияния на качество получаемой мясной продукции. В табличной форме представлены показатели пораженности сельскохозяйственных животных личиночными формами цестод; показатели развития эндогенной интоксикации овец, пораженных цистицерками тенуикольными; показатели развития эндогенной интоксикации крыс, пораженных ларвоцистами эхинококка; динамика гематологических показателей у овец, экспериментально инвазированных яйцами Т. Hydatigena; динамика гематологических показателей лабораторных крыс, экспериментально зараженных яйцами Е. granulosus; органолептические показатели мяса овец здоровых и пораженных С. Tenuicollis; биологическая ценность мяса овец. В результате проведенных исследований выявлено, что паразитирование личиночных форм цестод у сельскохозяйственных животных сопровождается развитием эндогенной интоксикации и как следствие значительно снижает качество мясной продукции.