Table 3.
Parasite species | Present study Number (%) | Other studies | |
---|---|---|---|
Percentage and location | References | ||
Sarcocystis spp. | 33 (7.3%) | 2.5%, Spain 2.7%, Brazil |
(27) (21) |
Taenia / Echinococcus spp. | 25 (5.6%) | 1.0%, Czech Republic 1.7%, Denmark 0.34%, Portugal |
(11) (2) (28) |
Toxocara spp. | 8 (1.8%) | 21.9 %, Slovak Republic 27.8%, Turkey |
(40) (18) |
Cystoisospora spp. | 7 (1.6%) | 7.5%, Italy 0.21%, Milan, Italy |
(36) (44) |
Giardia spp. | 6 (1.3 %) | 4.3%, Greece 1.6 %, Slovak Republic |
(33) (40) |
Spirocerca lupi | 6 (1.3 %) | 0.2%, Venezuela 1.9%, Sao Paolo, Brazil |
(35) (32) |
Toxascaris leonina | 4 (0.9 %) | 1.7%, Italy 0.6%, Denmark |
(36) (2) |
Dicrocoelium dendriticum | 3 (0.7 %) | 14%, Iran | (5) |
Eimeria spp. | 3 (0.7 %) | 19%, Iran 8.7%, Hungary |
(5) (16) |
Cryptosporidium spp. | 2 (0.4 %) | 2.8%, Greece 3.04%, Portugal |
(33) (28) |
Physaloptera sp. | 2 (0.4 %) | 1%, Cuba 3%, Iran |
(34) (5) |
Trichuris vulpis | 1 (0.2 %) | 3.67%, Milan, Italy 6%, Iran |
(44) (5) |
Acanthocephalans | 1 (0.2 %) | 4.82%, Iran | (7) |