Intestinal helminths induce haematological changes in dogs from Jabalpur, India.
J Helminthol
; 85(4): 401-3, 2011 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-21110909
The effect of canine intestinal helminths on the haematological profile of 200 dogs, of both sexes and variable age, visiting university veterinary clinics for routine examination was investigated. The dogs were assigned to parasitized (n = 39) and non-parasitized (n = 161) groups of animals. Coprological examination revealed a 19.5% prevalence of different species of the helminths. Of these animals, 10.25% had mixed infections with Ancylostoma caninum, Toxascaris spp. and Dipylidium caninum. The intensity of A. caninum infection was the highest, with mean egg counts of 951.43 (standard error 88.66), followed by Toxascaris 283.33 (standard error 116.81) and D. caninum. The parasitized animals had significantly lower levels of haemoglobin, packed cell volume and total erythrocyte counts than non-parasitized animals (P < 0.01). Values of other parameters, except for lymphocytes and eosinophils, were not different between the two groups. Analyses of the haematological profile revealed normocytic hypochromic anaemia in the parasitized group of animals.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de los Perros
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Coinfección
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Helmintiasis Animal
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Helmintos
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Parasitosis Intestinales
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Anemia Hipocrómica
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Helminthol
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido