Table 3.
Mean EPG of T. canis , ancylostomidae, T. vulpis in 38 faecal samples using five copromicroscopic techniques and two flotation solutions, sodium chloride (FS2) and zinc sulphate (FS7)
| Parasite | Fresh faeces (mean EPG) | Faeces fixed in 5% formalin (mean EPG) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct smear | Flotation in tube | Wisconsin | Flotation in tube | Wisconsin | Mini-FLOTAC | FLOTAC dual technique | |||||||
| FS2 | FS7 | FS2 | FS7 | FS2 | FS7 | FS2 | FS7 | FS2 | FS7 | FS2 | FS7 | ||
| T. canis | 0** | 5.5 ** | 4.5 ** | 9.5 ** | 9.5 ** | 1.5 ** | 1.5 ** | 44.5 * | 69.5 * | 63 * | 90 | 90 | 102 |
| Ancylostomidae | 0 + | 29 ** | 7.3 + | 35 ** | 15 + | 42 ** | 9.3 + | 89.3 * | 23 + | 108 | 90 | 120 | 77.3 * |
| T. vulpis | 0.5 + | 6.6 + | 16.4 + | 91.8 ** | 117.4 ** | 9.1 + | 3.7 + | 102.9 ** | 136.3 * | 168 * | 194.2 * | 135 * | 269 |
Significant differences for different symbols (*, **, +) (P < 0.05).