Table 2.
Results of molecular analysis (positive samples from PCR and sequencing) and coproscopic examination of dog faeces
| Technique | Parasite | Privately owned dogs (N = 145) | Shelter dogs (N = 123) | Total (N = 268) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | ||
| PCR | Echinococcus multilocularis | 2 | 1.4 (0.4–4.9) | 2 | 1.6 (0.5–5.7) | 4 | 1.5 (0.6–3.8) |
| Taenia spp.a | 15 | 10.3 (6.4–16.4) | 11 | 8.9 (5.1–15.3) | 26 | 9.7 (6.7–13.8) | |
| Mesocestoides litteratus | 1 | 0.7 (0.1–3.8) | 2 | 1.6 (0.5–5.7) | 3 | 1.1 (0.4–3.2) | |
| Coproscopy | Taeniidae | 3 | 2.1 (0.7–5.9) | 6 | 4.9 (2.3–10.2) | 9 | 3.4 (1.8–6.3) |
| Capillaria/Trichuris | 13 | 9.0 (5.3–14.7) | 16 | 13.0 (8.2–20.1) | 29 | 10.8 (7.6–15.1) | |
| Toxocara canis | 7 | 4.8 (2.4–9.6) | 13 | 10.6 (6.3–17.3) | 20 | 7.5 (4.9–11.2) | |
| Toxascaris leonina | 1 | 0.7 (0.1–3.8) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–3.0) | 1 | 0.4 (0.1–2.1) | |
| Hookworms | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–2.6) | 2 | 1.6 (0.5–5.7) | 2 | 0.7 (0.2–2.7) | |
| Total nematodes | 18 | 12.4 (8.0–18.7)B | 29 | 23.6 (17.0–31.8)b | 47 | 17.5 (13.5–22.5) | |
| Total helminths | 19 | 13.1 (8.6–19.6)C | 35 | 28.5 (21.2–36.9)c | 54 | 20.1 (15.8–25.4) | |
| PCR and coproscopy | Tptal tapeworms | 18 | 12.4 (8.0–18.7) | 14 | 11.4 (6.9–18.2) | 32 | 11.9 (8.6–16.4) |
| Total helminths | 33 | 22.8 (16.7–30.2) | 40 | 32.5 (24.9–41.2) | 73 | 27.2 (22.3–32.9) | |
aTaenia hydatigena (11 privately-owned dogs and 3 shelter dogs), T. serialis (5 shelter dogs), T. taeniaeformis (2 privately-owned dogs and 1 shelter dog), T. crassiceps (2 privately-owned dogs), T. pisiformis (1 shelter dog), T. ovis (1 shelter dog)
b, B χ2 = 9.75, df =1, P = 0.0018 (statistically significant difference between privately-owned and shelter dogs)
c, C χ2 = 5.73, df =1, P = 0.0166 (statistically significant difference between privately-owned and shelter dogs)