title: Prevalence and intensity of gastro-intestinal helminths in horses in the Sudano-Guinean climatic zone of Cameroon.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It is important to understand the biology and health impact of parasites affecting horses in the Western highlands of Cameroon.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the prevalence and intensity of infection of gastrointestinal helminths in these animals.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 894 horses (367 males and 527 females), and aged ≤1 to ≥7 years old were examined. A parasitological investigation of faeces was carried out using two techniques: concentration method of Full Born Willis (flotation in saturated solution of sodium chloride) and Mc Master Technique.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  From the results the overall prevalence was 100%. Nine species of nematode (Parascaris equorum, Oxyuris equi, Habronema sp., Strongyloides westeri, Dictyocaulus arnfieldi, Trichostrongylus axei, Cyathostome sp., Triodontophorus sp., Strongylus sp.) were identified with the prevalence of 18.48%, 16.94%, 2.99%, 6.05%, 5.22%, 7.75%, 12.49%, 1.09%, and 22.26%, respectively, and one species of cestode (Anoplocephala magna) with a prevalence of 6.73%. Strongylus sp. had the highest mean intensity of infection (1270±942) in female horses. Poly-parasitic infections (92.28%) were more common than mono-parasitic infections (7.72%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, PO Box 067 Dschang, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Mbafor Fidelia
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lem
authors.forename: Khan Payne
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: Josue Wabo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Pone
authors.forename: Tchoumboue
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Joseph
keywords: Coprology; helminths; horses; intensity; parasites; prevalence