Dipylidium caninum in the twenty-first century: epidemiological studies and reported cases in companion animals and humans

J Rousseau, A Castro, T Novo, C Maia - Parasites & vectors, 2022 - Springer
Background Dipilidiosis is a parasitic disease caused by the tapeworm Dipylidium caninum.
Fleas and, less frequently, lice act as an intermediate host, and their ingestion is required for …

Global prevalence of Toxocara infection in cats

A Rostami, M Sepidarkish, G Ma, T Wang… - Advances in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Zoonotic parasites, including Toxocara species, of pet and stray cats are of public health
importance. Justification for, and the design and implementation of prevention and control of …

Survey on the prevalence of intestinal parasites in domestic cats (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) in central Nepal

RB Adhikari, MA Dhakal, PB Ale… - Veterinary Medicine …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Cats (Felis catus) are the only felines that live in close contact with
humans. Since cats can act as vectors, carriers, reservoirs and definitive hosts of many …

TroCCAP recommendations for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of parasitic infections in dogs and cats in the tropics

F Dantas-Torres, J Ketzis, AD Mihalca, G Baneth… - Veterinary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tropical Council for Companion Animal Parasites Ltd.(TroCCAP) is a not-for-
profit organisation whose mission is to independently inform, guide and make best-practice …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in domestic dogs in Tabasco, southeastern Mexico

OM Torres-Chablé, RA García-Herrera… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
The overall goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI)
parasites in dogs in the city of Villahermosa in Tabasco, Mexico. The study population …

Prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of soil transmitted helminth infections: A comparison between Negritos (indigenous) in inland jungle and those in …

A Muslim, S Mohd Sofian, SA Shaari… - PLoS Neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Formerly known as the Malaysian hunter gatherers, the Negrito Orang Asli (OA)
were heavily dependent on the forest for sustenance and early studies indicated high …

[HTML][HTML] Canine and feline vector-borne diseases of zoonotic concern in Southeast Asia

VL Nguyen, F Dantas-Torres, D Otranto - Current Research in Parasitology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dogs and cats are important hosts and reservoirs of many viral, bacterial, protozoal, and
helminthic pathogens transmitted by arthropods, including some of zoonotic concern. By …

Detection of helminth eggs and identification of hookworm species in stray cats, dogs and soil from Klang Valley, Malaysia

S Tun, I Ithoi, R Mahmud, NI Samsudin, C Kek Heng… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of helminth eggs excreted in
the faeces of stray cats, dogs and in soil samples. A total of 505 fresh samples of faeces …

Molecular characterization of Trichuris species isolated from humans, dogs and cats in a rural community in Peninsular Malaysia

N Mohd-Shaharuddin, YAL Lim, NA Hassan, S Nathan… - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) are soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) that causing trichuriasis
in human. Trichuris vulpis, a canine whipworm has also been reported occasionally in …

A tale of two communities: intestinal polyparasitism among Orang Asli and Malay communities in rural Terengganu, Malaysia

FN Elyana, HM Al-Mekhlafi, I Ithoi, AM Abdulsalam… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are still major health problems in
many developing countries including Malaysia, particularly in the poor and …