Abstract
Svobodova V., 1. Konvalinova, M. Svoboda: CoprologicalandSerologicalFindingsin Dogs and Cats with Giardiosis and Cryptosporidiosis. Acta vet. Brno, 1995,64: 257-262. Giardia intestinalis and Cryptosporidium spp. [mdings in the faeces in dogs and cats, were compared with the incidence of specific antibodies in their blood sera. A total of 458 dogs and 135 cats were examined. Giardia intestinalis cysts and Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts were excreted by 25 (5.5 %) and 21 (4.6 %) dogs, respectively. Only 1 (0.8 %) cat excreted Giardia intestinalis cysts. Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts were excreted by 8 (5.9 %) cats. Specific Giardia intestinalis and Cryptosporidium spp. antibodies were detected in 167 (36.5 %) and 266 (58 %) dogs, respectively. In cats Giardia intestinalis and Cryptosporidium spp. antibodies were detected in 77 (57 %) and 58 (43 %) animals, respectively.
Highlights
Giardia intestinalis cysts and Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts were excreted by 25 (5.5 %) and 21 (4.6 %) dogs, respectively
Giardiosis and cryptosporidiosis are parasitic diseases of protozoan origin which occur as opportunistic infections and, less frequently, as primary diseases
Our present findings in dogs and cats are slightly higher for Cryptosporidium spp. (4.6 and 5.9 %) and relatively higher for Giardia intestinalis, which can be accounted for by a greater proportion of young and diseased animals in our study
Summary
Giardia intestinalis cysts and Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts were excreted by 25 (5.5 %) and 21 (4.6 %) dogs, respectively. Specific Giardia intestinalis and Cryptosporidium spp. antibodies were detected in 167 (36.5 %) and 266 (58 %) dogs, respectively. In cats Giardia intestinalis and Cryptosporidium spp. antibodies were detected in 77 (57 %) and 58 (43 %) animals, respectively.
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