Simone Morelli , Angela Di Cesare , Donato Traversa , Chiara Astuti , Ilaria Lallone , Costantina N. Tsokana , Donatella Damiani , Melissa Beall , Jesse Buch , Daniela do Amaral Grossi , Sarah Peterson , Gaia Grimaldi , Clarissa Damiani , Barbara Paoletti , Anastasia Diakou
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Forty cats (33.9 %) tested positive for coccidia, i.e. 33 (28 %) only with <em>Cystoisospora felis</em>, 6 (5.1 %) only with <em>Cystoisospora rivolta</em>, and 1 (0.8 %) with both. Other parasites recorded were <em>Giardia</em> spp., Ancylostomatidae, <em>Toxocara</em> spp. and Taeniidae. All dogs with coccidiosis had very soft feces. Watery/hemorrhagic diarrhea was detected in 4/21 (19 %) and 2/5 (40 %) cats infected with <em>C. felis</em> and <em>C. rivolta</em>, respectively. The occurrence of coccidia and <em>Toxocara</em>, and of hookworms and <em>Giardia,</em> was significantly higher (p ≤ 0.05) in cats than in dogs, and <em>vice versa</em>. Other significant associations found in dogs were: reduced activity and positivity to <em>C. canis</em>, presence of very soft feces and positivity to Ancylostomatidae. In cats, the positivity to Ancylostomatidae was significantly correlated with vomiting, dehydration, watery/hemorrhagic diarrhea. 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Occurrence of Cystoisospora spp. and other intestinal parasites in dogs and cats with diarrhea
The occurrence of Cystoisospora spp. and other intestinal parasites in young dogs (n. 117) and cats (n. 118) with diarrhea was evaluated. Fecal samples were processed using flotation and sucrose concentration, and fecal and clinical scores were assigned to each animal. Statistical associations between the occurrence of coccidia and/or other intestinal parasites and the severity of clinical signs were evaluated. Seven dogs were infected only with Cystoisospora canis (6.8 %), 3 only with Cystoisospora ohioensis-like (3.4 %) and 1 with both (0.9 %). Forty cats (33.9 %) tested positive for coccidia, i.e. 33 (28 %) only with Cystoisospora felis, 6 (5.1 %) only with Cystoisospora rivolta, and 1 (0.8 %) with both. Other parasites recorded were Giardia spp., Ancylostomatidae, Toxocara spp. and Taeniidae. All dogs with coccidiosis had very soft feces. Watery/hemorrhagic diarrhea was detected in 4/21 (19 %) and 2/5 (40 %) cats infected with C. felis and C. rivolta, respectively. The occurrence of coccidia and Toxocara, and of hookworms and Giardia, was significantly higher (p ≤ 0.05) in cats than in dogs, and vice versa. Other significant associations found in dogs were: reduced activity and positivity to C. canis, presence of very soft feces and positivity to Ancylostomatidae. In cats, the positivity to Ancylostomatidae was significantly correlated with vomiting, dehydration, watery/hemorrhagic diarrhea. This study highlights the frequent occurrence of Cystoisospora spp. in young dogs and cats with diarrhea, with a higher incidence in cats compared to dogs. The clinical score results suggested a more pathogenic role of C. canis and C. rivolta in dogs and cats, respectively.
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The journal Veterinary Parasitology has an open access mirror journal,Veterinary Parasitology: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review.
This journal is concerned with those aspects of helminthology, protozoology and entomology which are of interest to animal health investigators, veterinary practitioners and others with a special interest in parasitology. Papers of the highest quality dealing with all aspects of disease prevention, pathology, treatment, epidemiology, and control of parasites in all domesticated animals, fall within the scope of the journal. Papers of geographically limited (local) interest which are not of interest to an international audience will not be accepted. Authors who submit papers based on local data will need to indicate why their paper is relevant to a broader readership.
Parasitological studies on laboratory animals fall within the scope of the journal only if they provide a reasonably close model of a disease of domestic animals. Additionally the journal will consider papers relating to wildlife species where they may act as disease reservoirs to domestic animals, or as a zoonotic reservoir. Case studies considered to be unique or of specific interest to the journal, will also be considered on occasions at the Editors'' discretion. Papers dealing exclusively with the taxonomy of parasites do not fall within the scope of the journal.