Parasites and Vector-borne Diseases in Client-owned Dogs in Albania

Enstela Shukullari (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

131 Seiten

2016
Dr. Hut (Verlag)
978-3-8439-2532-7 (ISBN)

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From March 2010 to April 2011 inclusive, faeces, ear swabs, ectoparasites collected by body search and full body combing, and blood samples were obtained from 602 client-owned dogs and examined for stages of endoparasites, ectoparasite infestation or presence of/exposure to vector-borne and other pathogens. Dog owners were invited to participate with their dogs in the study when attending four small animal clinics in Tirana, Albania. A questionnaire was completed for each dog in order to collect demographic and management information.

This survey is the first which evaluated the status of client-owned, veterinary-cared-for dogs from Albania for endo- and ectoparasite infections and the presence of/exposure to vector-borne diseases. Results show that dogs are at risk of a broad spectrum of parasites and bacterial vector-borne agents. These findings highlight the need for both veterinarians and dog owners to continue and to increase their efforts in the examination for and treatment of endo- and ectoparasitism including improvement of dog husbandry practices and routine prophylactic control measures.

Reihe/Serie	Tiermedizin
Verlagsort	München
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	210 g
Einbandart	Paperback
Themenwelt	Veterinärmedizin
Schlagworte	Albanian dogs • Parasites • vector-borne diseases
ISBN-10	3-8439-2532-1 / 3843925321
ISBN-13	978-3-8439-2532-7 / 9783843925327
Zustand	Neuware