title: Long-term survey on intestinal nematode and cestode infections in stray puppies Ibaraki Prefecture.
abstract: We conducted the survey on intestinal nematode, mainly Toxocara canis, and cestode infections in stray puppies aged less than 5 months in Ibaraki Prefecture for 8 years from 1988 to 1995. The rate of T. canis infection stayed almost unchanged for the 8 years and ranged from 72.2 to 85.4%. Of the total 916 dogs, 732 (79.9%) harboured with T. canis. The average rates of other helminthic infections showed 24.6 (Diphylidium caninum), 2.5 (Trichuris vulpis), 1.2 (Ancylostoma caninum) and 0.7% (Spirometra erinaceieuropaei) respectively.
authors.affiliation: Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saeki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D015994:Incidence; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017166:Toxocara canis; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000453:epidemiology