Urban Dog Parks as Sources of Canine Parasites: Contamination Rates and Pet Owner Behaviours in Lisbon, Portugal
المؤلفون المشاركون
Alho, Ana Margarida
Madeira de Carvalho, Luís
Ferreira, Ana
Otero, David
Gomes, Lídia
Nijsse, Rolf
Overgaauw, Paul A. M.
المصدر
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
العدد
المجلد 2017، العدد 2017 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2017)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2017-08-30
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Dog parks represent a recent trend in western countries, enabling owners to spend quality time with their pets in a controlled environment.
Despite their growing popularity, few studies have been performed to date on these parks to investigate dog intestinal parasitic infections and soil contamination.
The present study examined 369 faecal and 18 soil samples collected from 3 dog parks in Greater Lisbon, Portugal.
Additionally, 102 interviews were performed with dog owners to assess dog-walking behaviours and parasite risk.
In total, 33% of the faecal dog samples were infected with at least one parasitic agent: hookworms (16.5%), Cryptosporidium spp.
(11.9%), Giardia spp.
(11.4%), Toxascaris leonina (1.1%), Cystoisospora spp.
(1.1%), Toxocara spp.
(0.5%), and Sarcocystis sp.
(0.3%).
The soil of all the parks was contaminated with hookworm eggs.
This is the first study performed in a European urban area to assess canine faecal contamination and parasitic agents in dog parks.
Our results highlight the potential of these parks as a source of transmission for canine parasites, including some with zoonotic potential.
Public awareness and effective preventive measures should be promoted to minimise the health-risk impact to both animals and humans, under the scope of environmental and public health.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Ferreira, Ana& Alho, Ana Margarida& Otero, David& Gomes, Lídia& Nijsse, Rolf& Overgaauw, Paul A. M.…[et al.]. 2017. Urban Dog Parks as Sources of Canine Parasites: Contamination Rates and Pet Owner Behaviours in Lisbon, Portugal. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175590
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Ferreira, Ana…[et al.]. Urban Dog Parks as Sources of Canine Parasites: Contamination Rates and Pet Owner Behaviours in Lisbon, Portugal. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175590
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Ferreira, Ana& Alho, Ana Margarida& Otero, David& Gomes, Lídia& Nijsse, Rolf& Overgaauw, Paul A. M.…[et al.]. Urban Dog Parks as Sources of Canine Parasites: Contamination Rates and Pet Owner Behaviours in Lisbon, Portugal. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175590
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1175590
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر