Survey of gastrointestinal parasitic infections in quarantined dogs in Taiwan.
Intestinal helminth and protozoan infection in the quarantined dogs in Taiwan were examined using fecal examination between January to December, 2004. Of the 376 dogs imported from 11 countries, 63 (16.8%) were found to be infected with at least one species of intestinal parasite. The parasites detected were oocysts of Isospora canis and eggs of Toxocara canis, Trichuris vulpis and hookworms. Of the 63 infected dogs, 11 were found to have a mixed infection of two different species of parasites. This paper illustrates that parasites are transmitted from one country to another through the transport of animals. Moreover, there is also a possibility of parasitic infection among quarantined dogs as well as the zoonotic potential for quarantine officers during the quarantine period.
Ho
Shi-Yen
SY
Graduate Institute of Veterinary Microbiology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan.
Watanabe
Yuko
Y
Lee
Ya-Chen
YC
Shih
Tai-Hwa
TH
Tu
Wen-Jane
WJ
Ooi
Hong-Kean
HK
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011790:Quarantine / Q000662:veterinary*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014186:Transportation