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. 2017 Dec 6;61(2):189–195. doi: 10.1515/jvetres-2017-0024

Table 3.

Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in dogs from Zanjan Province compiled with prevalence data from other studies

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)