Publication: Canine parasitic zoonoses in Bangkok temples.
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2007
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Southeast Asian Journal Tropical Medicine Public Health. Vol. 38, No. 2 (2007), 247-55
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Inpankaew T., Traub R., Thompson Rc., Sukthana Y., Yaowalark Sukthana Canine parasitic zoonoses in Bangkok temples.. Southeast Asian Journal Tropical Medicine Public Health. Vol. 38, No. 2 (2007), 247-55. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/9902
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Canine parasitic zoonoses in Bangkok temples.
Abstract
Fecal samples were collected from 204 humans and 229 dogs from 20 different
temples in Bangkok, as well as communities in the surrounding temple ground
areas. Human and dog stool samples were examined for intestinal parasites
including Giardia using zinc sulfate flotation and microscopy. Hookworms were
the most common parasite in dogs (58.1%) followed by Trichuris (20.5%),
Isospora (10%), Giardia (7.9%), Toxocara (7.4%), Dipylidium caninum (4.4%)
and Spirometra (3.1%). Blastocystis hominis (5.9%) was the most common
parasite in humans followed by hookworms (3.4%), Giardia (2.5%),
Strongyloides (2%) and Cryptosporidium (1.5%). All samples microscopypositive
for Giardia were genotyped. The majority of Giardia isolated from the
dog population was placed in Assemblage A, followed by Assemblages D, B
and C, respectively, while human isolates were placed in Assemblages A and B.
Therefore, dogs in temple communities posed a potential zoonotic risk to
humans for transmission of hookworms, Giardia (especially Assemblage A
genotypes) and Toxocara canis.