Prevalence of Sarcocystis infection and other intestinal parasitisms in dogs from a humane shelter in Ohio.
Fecal specimens from 500 stray dogs in Columbus, Oh, were examined for evidence of intestinal parasitisms. Prevalences (%) of coccidia were: Sarcocystis sp, 1.8; Isospora canis, 1.8; and Isospora ohioensis, 3.6. Prevalences (%) of helminths were: Toxocara canis, 19.2; Toxascaris leonina, 10.2; Trichuris sp, 42.2; Capillaria sp; 1.0; Ancylostoma sp, 60.8; Uncinaria sp, 2.4; and Taenia sp, 7.4.
D000818:Animals; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio; D012522:Sarcocystis; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*