Cystic hydatidosis: a zoonotic silent health problem.
Examination of five hundred pet dogs revealed Echinococcus granulosus in nine dogs, Dipylidium caninum in twenty dogs, and Toxocara canis in thirty dogs. The risky role played by pet dogs in the transmission and spreading of zoonotic cystic hydatidosis was discussed.
General Organization for Veterinary Services, Egypt.
Fouad M
FM
Haridy
Sahar A Abou
SA
Holw
Ali A
AA
Hassan
Tosson A
TA
Morsy
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D004285:Dogs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D015047:Zoonoses