Seroepidemiological survey of leptospiral infection in stray dogs in Serbia

Prevalence of Echinococcus grallulosus Infection in Stray Dogs and Herbivores in Shiraz, Iran

Dirofilariaimmitis infection in stray dogs of Khuzestan, a province in South-Western Iran

Dirofilariaimmitis, which is otherwise known as heartworm, is an important parasite in dogs and other carnivores. It lives in the right ventricle of the heart, the pulmonary artery and the posterior vena cava, and its microfilaria can be found in the peripheral circulation. This is the first report of Dirofilariaimmitis infection in stray dogs in Khuzestan, a province in South-Western Iran. Blo...

A survey of gastrointestinal helminth of stray dogs in Zabol city, southeastern of Iran

Canids are reservoir for some zoonoses helminthic disease. They are one of main public health problem. Theaim of this study was to ascertain frequency of gastrointestinal helminthic infection of stray dogs in Zabol city,southeaster of Iran. In this descriptive study, 30 stray dogs were euthanized, intestine was removed by necropsy.Then, the intestines was opened by scalpel and their contents pa...

A serological survey of Leptospiral infection of cats in Ahvaz, south-western of Iran

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis with numerous reservoir hosts. The disease is caused by infection with various serovars of Leptospira interrogans sensu lato. This study was conducted to evaluate the seroprevalence of leptospiral infection in stray cats in Ahvaz (south-western Iran) from April 2007 to June 2008. Blood samples were collected from 102 stray cats and screened for leptospiral infection ...

prevalence of helminthes infection of stray dogs in ilam province

stray dogs are considered as an important health problem in societies because they can carry dangerous diseases such as hydatidosis, toxocariasis and coenurus cerebralis to humans and animals. therefore, the study of helminthes infections in all parts of iran for evaluation of infection state, and provision of the infection control programs is essential. the aim of this study, was to determine ...