Echinococcosis (zoonotic hydatidosis) in street dogs in urban and rural areas, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt.
A total of one hundred and ninety street dogs were captured from urban area, Mansoura district and three hundreds and fifty from rural area, Met El-Korama and adjacent villages (Manshet El-Badawy, Talka Center). The overall prevalence of Echinoccocus granulosus was 5%, with a worm burden ranging from 4 to 1010 (mean = 421). The prevalence was 6% in rural locality and 3.2% in urban locality. E. granulosus in dogs was significantly higher in rural areas but, without significant difference in puppies and males. The overall sensitivity was 61.5% and specificity was 97.5%. Apart from E. granulosus, dogs were also, infected with Taenia sp., Diplydium caninum, Toxocara canis, Trichurus vulpis and Ancylostoma caninum. The major cross-reactions were with Taenia sp., and D. caninum. Significantly, no correlation was found between ELISA on dogs' sera and E. granulosus burden.
Elshazly
Atef M
AM
Departmentsof Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mansoura, Egypt.
Awad
Soha E
SE
Abdel Tawab
Ahmed H
AH
Haridy
Fouad M
FM
Morsy
Tosson A
TA
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population