title: Prevalence of Giardia intestinalis infection in dogs of breeding kennels in Japan.
abstract: Giardia intestinalis antigen in fecal samples was examined in 361 dogs of 14 breeding kennels located at various areas in Japan, using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. G. intestinalis antigen was detected in 37.4% of the fecal specimens. All of the 14 breeding kennels were positive for G. intestinalis antigen with the range from 6.7 to 59.3%. The prevalence in puppies (54.5%) was significantly (p < 0.01) higher than that in adults (30.9%). There was no difference in prevalence between males and females, and between the puppies from the mother dogs positive and negative for Giardia antigen. In conclusion, G. intestinalis widely invaded the breeding kennels in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Kamome Veterinary Clinic, Aomori, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muraoka
authors.forename: Hideharu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saeki
authors.forename: Mikiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itagaki
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D016829:Giardia lamblia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence