Prevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei Infection in Pet Dogs in Southern China
Joint Authors
Lin, Rui-Qing
Weng, Ya-Biao
Liu, Guo-Hua
Zhu, Xing-Quan
Chen, Yi-Zhou
Song, Hui-Qun
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Little is known about the prevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei infection in pet dogs in China.
In the present study, the prevalence of S.
scabiei infection in pet dogs in Guangzhou, southern China, was investigated between January and December, 2009.
A total of 3,977 pet dogs admitted to animal hospitals were examined for the presence of S.
scabiei using a parasitological approach.
The average prevalence of S.
scabiei infection in pet dogs is 1.18% (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.85–1.52%).
The prevalence of S.
scabiei was higher in winter (1.42%; 95% CI: 0.29–2.55%), summer (1.39%; 95% CI: 0.83–1.96%), and autumn (1.1%; 95% CI: 0.53–1.68%) than in spring (0.63%; 95% CI: 0.02–1.25%).
Furthermore, the prevalence of S.
scabiei was the highest in Pekingese (21.88%; 95% CI: 7.55–36.2%), followed by Papillon (5.26%; 95% CI: 0–11.06%) and Bichon Frise (3.19%; 95% CI: 0–6.75%).
The results of the present investigation indicate that S.
scabiei infection is prevalent in pet dogs in Guangzhou, China, which provides relevant “baseline” data for conducting control strategies and measures against scabies in this region and elsewhere in China.
To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive report of S.
scabiei prevalence in pet dogs in China.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Yi-Zhou& Liu, Guo-Hua& Song, Hui-Qun& Lin, Rui-Qing& Weng, Ya-Biao& Zhu, Xing-Quan. 2014. Prevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei Infection in Pet Dogs in Southern China. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Yi-Zhou…[et al.]. Prevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei Infection in Pet Dogs in Southern China. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Yi-Zhou& Liu, Guo-Hua& Song, Hui-Qun& Lin, Rui-Qing& Weng, Ya-Biao& Zhu, Xing-Quan. Prevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei Infection in Pet Dogs in Southern China. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050746
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050746