Letter to Editor

Nematode and cestode eggs scattered with cats-dogs feces and significance of public health in Samsun, Turkey

Volume: 62 Number: 1 March 1, 2015
  • Ali Tümay Gürler
  • Cenk Soner Bölükbaş
  • Gökmen Zafer Pekmezci
  • Şinasi Umur
  • Mustafa Açıcı
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Nematode and cestode eggs scattered with cats-dogs feces and significance of public health in Samsun, Turkey

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of nematode and cestode egg contamination in cats’ and dogs’ fecal samples collected from public grounds (public parks, streets, walks, shelter) in Samsun, Turkey and to evaluate the potential public health risks from parasites of concern. A total of 448 stool samples, 187 cat feces and 261 dog feces, were picked up off the ground. Sixty samples (32.1%) of cats and 74 samples (28.4%) of dogs were positive. Toxocara spp. (27.8%), Trichuris spp. (3.2%), hookworm (2.7%) and Toxascaris leonina (1.8%) eggs in cat samples and hookworm (13%), Toxocara sp. (10.3%), Trichuris sp. (6.9%), Toxascaris leonina (2.7%) and Taenia sp. (0.4%) eggs in dog samples were identified. Toxocara spp. + hookworm in 9 dog and 2 cat samples, Toxocara spp.+ Trichuris spp. in 2 cat and 1 dog samples, Trichuris spp. + hookworm 2 dog samples and Toxascaris leonina + kancalıkurt in one dog samples were found as mix infections. Furthermore, non-identified rhabditoid type eggs (2.2%) and Isospora sp. oocysts (1.8%) were found. Some of helminth species found in this study, Toxocara sp., hookworm and Taenia sp. were zoonotic importance. These results were the first record from the Black Sea Region

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Ali Tümay Gürler This is me

Cenk Soner Bölükbaş This is me

Gökmen Zafer Pekmezci This is me

Şinasi Umur This is me

Mustafa Açıcı This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2015

Submission Date

March 1, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 62 Number: 1

APA
Gürler, A. T., Bölükbaş, C. S., Pekmezci, G. Z., Umur, Ş., & Açıcı, M. (2015). Nematode and cestode eggs scattered with cats-dogs feces and significance of public health in Samsun, Turkey. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 62(1), 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002653
AMA
1.Gürler AT, Bölükbaş CS, Pekmezci GZ, Umur Ş, Açıcı M. Nematode and cestode eggs scattered with cats-dogs feces and significance of public health in Samsun, Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;62(1):23-26. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002653
Chicago
Gürler, Ali Tümay, Cenk Soner Bölükbaş, Gökmen Zafer Pekmezci, Şinasi Umur, and Mustafa Açıcı. 2015. “Nematode and Cestode Eggs Scattered With Cats-Dogs Feces and Significance of Public Health in Samsun, Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62 (1): 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002653.
EndNote
Gürler AT, Bölükbaş CS, Pekmezci GZ, Umur Ş, Açıcı M (March 1, 2015) Nematode and cestode eggs scattered with cats-dogs feces and significance of public health in Samsun, Turkey. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62 1 23–26.
IEEE
[1]A. T. Gürler, C. S. Bölükbaş, G. Z. Pekmezci, Ş. Umur, and M. Açıcı, “Nematode and cestode eggs scattered with cats-dogs feces and significance of public health in Samsun, Turkey”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 23–26, Mar. 2015, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002653.
ISNAD
Gürler, Ali Tümay - Bölükbaş, Cenk Soner - Pekmezci, Gökmen Zafer - Umur, Şinasi - Açıcı, Mustafa. “Nematode and Cestode Eggs Scattered With Cats-Dogs Feces and Significance of Public Health in Samsun, Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62/1 (March 1, 2015): 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002653.
JAMA
1.Gürler AT, Bölükbaş CS, Pekmezci GZ, Umur Ş, Açıcı M. Nematode and cestode eggs scattered with cats-dogs feces and significance of public health in Samsun, Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;62:23–26.
MLA
Gürler, Ali Tümay, et al. “Nematode and Cestode Eggs Scattered With Cats-Dogs Feces and Significance of Public Health in Samsun, Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 62, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 23-26, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002653.
Vancouver
1.Ali Tümay Gürler, Cenk Soner Bölükbaş, Gökmen Zafer Pekmezci, Şinasi Umur, Mustafa Açıcı. Nematode and cestode eggs scattered with cats-dogs feces and significance of public health in Samsun, Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015 Mar. 1;62(1):23-6. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002653

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