Role of domestic cats Felis Catus as reservoir hosts of internal parasites and protozoa in Baghdad
Other Title(s)
دور القطط كمضائف خازنة لبعض الطفيليات و الأوالي المعوية في بغداد
Joint Authors
Hadi, Afkar Muslim
Faraj, Azhar Ali
Source
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2014), pp.89-94, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum
Publication Date
2014-03-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract AR
صممت هذه لدراسة لبحث دور القطط الأليفة و السائبة في نقل بعض أنواع الطفيليات و الأوالي المعوية في بغداد / العراق لما له من تأثير على الصحة العامة.
تم فحص 80 عينة براز أظهرت 31 عينة منها احتوائها على ثمانية أنواع من الطفيليات و الاوالي المعوية بنسبة اصابة كلية 38.75 % و كانت كما يلي : Toxocara cati (5 %), Ancylostoma tubeforme (3.75 %), Capillaria felis (3.75 %), Isospora sp.
(10 %), Cryptosporidium parvum (3.75 %), Cryptosporidium Muris (6.25 %), Toxoplasma gondi (3.75 %), Giardia sp.
(2.5 %).
Abstract EN
Examining of 80 feces samples showed that 31 samples of the house and stray cats harbored either single or mixed infection with eight species of parasites and protozoa with a total infection rate 38.75 %.The results on parasite classes are : Toxocara cati (5 %), Ancylostoma tubeforme (3.75 %), Capillaria felis(3.75 %), Isospora sp.(10 %), Cryptosporidium parvum(3.75 %), Cryptosporidium muris (6.25 %), Toxoplasma gondi (3.75 %), Giardia sp.(2.5 %) infection from feces of cats that showed single, double and triple infections.
Our findings revealed the risk for public health, thus preventive measures should be implemented.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hadi, Afkar Muslim& Faraj, Azhar Ali. 2014. Role of domestic cats Felis Catus as reservoir hosts of internal parasites and protozoa in Baghdad. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum،Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.89-94.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-385184
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hadi, Afkar Muslim& Faraj, Azhar Ali. Role of domestic cats Felis Catus as reservoir hosts of internal parasites and protozoa in Baghdad. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum Vol. 13, no. 1 (2014), pp.89-94.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-385184
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hadi, Afkar Muslim& Faraj, Azhar Ali. Role of domestic cats Felis Catus as reservoir hosts of internal parasites and protozoa in Baghdad. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum. 2014. Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.89-94.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-385184
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 91-93
Record ID
BIM-385184
