Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati in Stray Dogs and Cats in Bangkok, Thailand: Molecular Prevalence and Risk Factors

Parasitologia (Basel, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2022-04-28 DOI:10.3390/parasitologia2020009

Pornkamol Phoosangwalthong, Nam Hung Luong, Jutamas Wongwigkan, Ketsarin Kamyingkird, J. Phasuk, Khampee Pattanatanang, Nipa Thammasonthijarern, C. Kengradomkij, W. Chimnoi, P. Odermatt, T. Inpankaew

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Abstract

Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are known as common roundworm in dogs and cats, respectively. The objective of the current study was to determine the molecular prevalence and risk factors associated with T. canis and T. cati infections in stray dogs and cats, respectively, in Bangkok, Thailand. In total, 1000 fecal samples (from 500 dogs and 500 cats) were collected from stray dogs and cats residing in Bangkok temples. DNA was extracted and screened for T. canis and T. cati using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. The overall prevalence of T. canis in the stray dogs was 5.4% (27/500) and 0.6% (3/500) for T. cati in the stray cats. Toxocara canis infections were detected in stray dogs from 11 out of 48 districts (22.9%), with Bang Khen district having the highest proportion of infected dogs, whereas T. cati infections were only detected in the stray cats in Lat Krabang district. These results indicated that stray animals residing in Bangkok temples pose a considerable public health risk due to zoonotic parasites, especially T. canis.

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泰国曼谷流浪狗和流浪猫中的犬和猫弓形虫:分子流行率和危险因素

犬弓形虫和猫弓形虫分别被称为狗和猫的常见蛔虫。本研究的目的是确定泰国曼谷流浪狗和流浪猫分别感染犬T.canis和猫T.cati的分子流行率和相关风险因素。总共从曼谷寺庙的流浪狗和流浪猫身上采集了1000份粪便样本（来自500只狗和500只猫）。利用聚合酶链式反应（PCR）和内部转录间隔区（ITS）提取犬T.canis和猫T.cati的DNA并进行筛选。犬T.canis在流浪狗中的总患病率为5.4%（27/500），猫T.cati在流浪猫中的总发病率为0.6%（3/500）。在48个区中的11个区（22.9%）的流浪狗中检测到犬类弓形虫感染，Bang Khen区的狗感染率最高，而Lat Krabang区的流浪猫中仅检测到猫感染。这些结果表明，居住在曼谷寺庙的流浪动物由于人畜共患寄生虫，特别是犬T.canis，对公共健康构成了相当大的风险。

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