Table 1.
Parasite contamination index of dog faeces in relation to regions and climate
| Climate | Sub-humid | Semi-arid | Arid | Desertic | Overall contamination index | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locality | Kef (N = 36) |
Kasserine (N = 132) |
Monastir (N = 95) |
Sousse (N = 81) |
Metlaoui (N = 392) |
Zarzis (N = 129) |
Djerba (N = 127) |
Tataouine (N = 103) |
Douz (N = 175) |
P-value | |
| Parasite | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
| Toxocara spp. | 16.7 (6) | 17.4 (23) | 30.5 (29) | 17.3 (14) | 29.3 (115) | 17.8 (23) | 51.2 (65) | 21.3 (22) | 26.8 (47) | <0.00001 | 27.2 (344) |
| Taeniidae | 8.3 (3) | 18.9 (25) | 10.5 (10) | 13.6 (11) | 44.6 (175) | 17.8 (23) | 29.1 (37) | 14.6 (15) | 28.5 (50) | <0.00001 | 27.4 (349) |
| E. granulosus a | 8.3 (3) | 18.2 (24) | 9.6 (9) | 12.3 (10) | 41.3 (162) | 17.8 (23) | 27.6 (35) | 14.6 (15) | 26.8 (47) | <0.00001 | 25.8 (328) |
| Trichuris spp. | 52.8 (19) | 0.7 (1) | 20 (19) | 16 (13) | 0 (0) | 2.3 (3) | 3.1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1.1 (2) | <0.00001 | 4.8 (61) |
| Ancylostoma spp. | 5.5 (2) | 6.8 (9) | 4.2 (4) | 8.6 (7) | 3.7 (14) | 5.4 (7) | 5.5 (7) | 8.7 (9) | 0 (0) | 0.0193 | 4.6 (59) |
| Capillaria spp. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.8 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.3549 | 0.1 (1) |
| Spirocerca spp. | 5.5 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.0013 | 0.2 (3) |
| D. caninum | 0 (0) | 0.7 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.3746 | 0.1 (1) |
| Coccidia | 38.9 (14) | 24.2 (32) | 26.3 (25) | 4.9 (4) | 15.5 (61) | 10.1 (13) | 8.7 (11) | 0.9 (1) | 2.8 (5) | <0.00001 | 13.1 (166) |
a E. granulosus eggs were identified on biomolecular basis
Abbreviations: N Number of faecal samples analysed, n Number of positive samples, % Percentage of positive samples