Zoonotic helminths parasites in the digestive tract of feral dogs and cats in Guangxi, China.
BACKGROUND
In Guangxi, a province of southern China, an important number of dogs and cats roam freely in rural settings, and the presence of these animals in proximity of people may represent a risk of parasitic zoonoses. The objective of the present study was to investigate the presence and identify gastrointestinal helminths in feral carnivores in Guangxi province. Therefore, post mortem examination was performed in 40 dogs and in 39 cats.


RESULTS
The Gastrointestinal helminths were found in all the necropsied dogs and in 37 out of 39 cats. Fifteen species were identified including 7 trematodes, 3 cestodes and 5 nematodes. Most of them may be responsible for zoonotic infections.


CONCLUSIONS
Major zoonotic gastrointestinal helminths, including liver and intestinal flukes, Toxocara spp., and Ancylostoma spp., are present in feral dogs and cats in Guangxi, and may represent a significant risk for public health.
Laboratory of parasitology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004 , Guangxi, China. fang8730@163.com.
Fang
F
Fang
Laboratory of parasitology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004 , Guangxi, China. leejianshin@163.com.|Food Quality and Safety Center, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China. leejianshin@163.com.
Jian
J
Li
Laboratory of parasitology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004 , Guangxi, China. 15278069893@163.com.
Tengfei
T
Huang
Research group ENVA, UPEC Dynamyc, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, UPE, France. jguillot@vet-alfort.fr.
Jacques
J
Guillot
Laboratory of parasitology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004 , Guangxi, China. wyhuang@gxu.edu.cn.|Food Quality and Safety Center, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China. wyhuang@gxu.edu.cn.
Weiyi
W
Huang
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D015047:Zoonoses