| a survey of gastro intestinal helminth parasites of stray dogs in zaria, nigeria. | a survey of helminth parasites in stray dogs was carried out in the zaria area. out of 180 dogs examined 65.6 per cent (118/180) were found positive for ancylostoma caninum, while toxocara canis and trichuris vulpis were detected in 41.1 per cent (74/180) and 13.9 per cent (25/180) respectively. other helminth parasites found taenia ovis 35 per cent (63/180) taenia hydatigena 67.8 per cent (122/180), echinococcus granulosus 0.006 per cent (1/180) and dipylidium caninum 97.8 per cent (176/180). | 1979 | 452351 |
| efficacy of dichlorvos administered orally in single and repeated doses for removal of canine whipworms. | a single dose of dichlorvos (2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate) was administered orally at a dosage of 30 mg/kg to 19 dogs naturally infected with trichuris vulpis and to 13 dogs experimentally infected with t vulpis. based on the presence or absence of whipworm eggs in the feces, 10 to 14 days after treatment, dogs were either killed and the number of remaining worms counted, or the dogs were given a 2nd treatment. after the initial treatment, 18 dogs had a mean of 0.5 worms (sd +/- 0.5) rem ... | 1977 | 562334 |
| infection of man with trichuris vulpis, the whipworm of dogs. | | 1978 | 629231 |
| gastrointestinal parasitism of iowa coyotes in relation to age. | taenia sp., physaloptera sp., ancylostoma caninum, toxascaris leonina, and/or trichuris vulpis were recovered from gastrointestinal tracts of 141 and 144 (97.9%) coyotes ranging from 1/2 to 8 1/2 years of age. ancylostoma caninum exhibited a significant decline in both prevalence and mean number per coyote with increasing age of the host. taenia sp. appeared with consistently high prevalence in all age classes. physaloptera sp. and t. leonina showed general reductions in prevalence in all age cl ... | 1978 | 641673 |
| gastrointestinal helminths in dogs from a humane shelter in indiana. | between january 1975 and august 1976, the alimentary tracts of 104 euthanatized dogs from a humane shelter in tippecanoe county, indiana, were examined to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths. the survey was restricted to dogs greater than 1 year old. their average age was estimated at approximately 2 years. parasitism was detected in 86.5% of the dogs examined. ancylostoma caninum was found most often (58.7%), followed by trichuris vulpis (51.9%), taenia sp (31.7%), toxocara c ... | 1978 | 721684 |
| [research on intestinal parasitic diseases in dogs of the city of rome]. | a survey on the diffusion of intestinal parasites of dogs in the town of rome. the results of a survey on the diffusion of cestodes and nematodes in a hundred dogs in rome are reported. the dogs were subjected to fecal examinations --- using both the flottation method and the mcmaster method -- and to the post-mortem examination of the intestine. at post-mortem examination 25 dogs were found parasitized by one or more species of nematodes, 19 by one or more species of cestodes and 12 both by ces ... | 1977 | 754133 |
| serology of capillaria philippinensis infection: reactivity of human sera to antigens prepared from capillaria obsignata and other helminths. | the reactivity of sera from 151 confirmed human cases of capillaria philippinensis infection was examined by double diffusion and indirect hemagglutination (iha) tests chiefly against capillaria obsignata antigen because of the present unavailability of c. philippinensis antigen. antigens from additional parasites and other human and animal sera representing a variety of helminthic infections were used for comparison. of 71 pre-treatment human sera, 56.3% were reactive by double diffusion test a ... | 1975 | 804269 |
| a survey of patent nematode infestations in dogs. | a survey of faecal samples taken from 1000 suburban dogs revealed an infestation of 7-2 per cent toxocara canis, 2-7 per cent toxascaris leonina, 1-3 per cent trichuris vulpis and 1-3 per cent uncinaria stenocephala. the faecal material examined was obtained per rectum from well cared-for pet dogs resident in an area of north-west suburban london. the age of the dogs examined, both male and female, ranged from three weeks to 18 years. the clinical picture of the dogs affected by ascariasis and i ... | 1977 | 860384 |
| anthelmintic activity of diuredosan in dogs experimentally infected with ancylostoma caninum and trichuris vulpis. | the efficacy of diuredosan was determined in dogs experimentally infected with ancylostoma caninum and trichuris vulpis. diuredosan at dosages of 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg was 99% effective against a caninum. efficacies against t vulpis were 88, 85, and 94% at dosages of 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg, respectively. | 1976 | 984564 |
| helminth parasites of the fox (vulpes vulpes) in new south wales. | a total of 930 foxes (vulpes vulpes) from new south wales were examined for the presence of gastro-intestinal helminth parasites. the cestodes were represented by taenia pisiformis with a prevalence of 15.7%, t. serialis (22.6%), t. taeniaeformis (0.1%), spirometra erinacei (28.7%) and dipylidium caninum (8.3%). no specimens of t. ovis, t. hydatigena or echinococcus granulosus were encountered. toxocara canis was the most prevalent nematode and occurred in 35.2% of foxes. other nematodes encount ... | 1976 | 985241 |
| uredofos: anthelmintic activity against nematodes and cestodes in dogs with naturally occurring infections. | a new broad-spectrum anthelmintic, uredofos, was tested in 146 dogs by single and multiple oral dosing. single doses of 100 and 50 (but not 25) mg/kg were totally effective in removing dipylidium caninum and taenia spp from 46 dogs with infections of tapeworms. among groups of 15 to 20 dogs, the average percentage efficacies against toxocara canis for single soese of 100, 50, and 25 mg/kg were 98, 96, and 81%, respectively. the average percentage of efficacies against hookworm (ancylostoma canin ... | 1976 | 1033721 |
| efficacy of a drug combination of praziquantel, pyrantel embonate, and febantel against helminth infections in dogs. | tablets containing praziquantel, pyrantel embonate, and febantel were tested for efficacy against helminths in dogs. a single treatment with this drug combination gave 100% reductions in toxocara canis and taenia hydatigena in experimentally induced infections in dogs. in dogs with naturally acquired infections, treatment gave > 97 to 98% reductions in fecal egg counts attributable to toxascaris leonina, t canis, and uncinaria stenocephala. efficacy against trichuris vulpis was > 92%. | 1992 | 1476306 |
| comparison of febantel tablets and vercom paste against gastrointestinal nematodes of dogs. | thirty adult dogs with naturally acquired gastrointestinal nematode infections were assigned at random to ten replicates and treated daily for 3 days with either a combination febantel/praziquantel (vercom) paste, febantel tablets or placebo tablets. numbers of hookworm and whipworm eggs after treatment were reduced similarly for both drug formulations when compared with pretreatment egg counts, whereas these counts increased in the controls. vercom paste reduced the hookworm egg count by 99.9% ... | 1992 | 1561756 |
| efficacy of milbemycin oxime against naturally acquired or experimentally induced ancylostoma spp and trichuris vulpis infections in dogs. | the efficacy of milbemycin oxime was evaluated at dosages of 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75 mg/kg of body weight in dogs naturally infected with mature ancylostoma spp, at a dosage of 0.50 mg/kg in dogs with experimentally induced immature and mature a caninum, and at dosages of 0.55 to 0.86 mg/kg in dogs naturally infected with mature trichuris vulpis. milbemycin oxime was 95 and 99% effective against mature ancylostoma spp at dosages of 0.50 and 0.75 mg/kg, respectively, but only 49% effective at a dosa ... | 1992 | 1586020 |
| anthelmintic activity of paraherquamide in dogs. | paraherquamide, an oxindole alkaloid metabolite of penicillium paraherquei and penicillium charlesii, was tested against the common gastrointestinal nematodes of dogs at a single oral dosage of 0.5, 1.0, or 2.0 mg kg-1. efficacy was poor (less than 85%) against ancylostoma caninum, uncinaria stenocephala, toxascaris leonina, trichuris vulpis, and strongyloides stercoralis at the low- and mid-dosage levels. at the high dosage level, good efficacy (91%) was observed only against s. stercoralis. ad ... | 1991 | 1788941 |
| effect of milbemycin oxime against ancylostoma caninum in dogs with naturally acquired infection. | twenty-six mixed-breed (14 males, 12 females) dogs were used in a double-blind study to evaluate the effect of milbemycin oxime against naturally acquired infection with ancylostoma caninum. dogs were ranked and paired, on the basis of number of hookworm eggs/g of feces, and treatment was randomly assigned. each dog was given either the study drug or placebo (1 tablet/11.4 kg [0.5 mg/kg] of body weight). eggs per gram of feces enumeration was done on days 3 and 7 after treatment, and dogs were e ... | 1991 | 1883101 |
| helminth and protozoan parasites in dogs and cats in belgium. | this study investigates the level of helminthic and protozoal infestation over the last 10 years in strays, well-cared-for dogs and cats. determination of the prevalence of infections was based either on faecal examination or on worm counts at necropsy. of 2324 faecal flotations (nacl sp.gr. 1.20) of stray dogs, 34.2% had eggs or proglottids of one or more worm species consisting of toxocara canis (17.4%), toxascaris leonina (10.1%), uncinaria stenocephala (11.4%), trichuris vulpis (7.0%) and ce ... | 1991 | 2024431 |
| efficacy of nitroscanate against naturally acquired infection with ancylostoma caninum, dipylidium caninum, and trichuris vulpis in dogs. | eighteen dogs with naturally acquired helminth infections were used to evaluate the efficacy of nitroscanate against ancylostoma caninum, dipylidium caninum, and trichuris vulpis. approximately 15 minutes before treatment, the dogs were given 100 to 200 g of canned dog food. ten dogs were treated with nitroscanate (50 mg/kg of body weight, po), and 8 dogs were given placebo tablets po. the dogs were euthanatized and necropsied 10 days after treatment and helminths were recovered from the small i ... | 1991 | 2053726 |
| field trials of the anthelmintic efficacy of nitroscanate and mebendazole in dogs. | the efficacies of nitroscanate and mebendazole against nematodes and dipylidium caninum were compared by the examination of the faeces of 155 dogs. in unweaned puppies nitroscanate acted significantly faster and was significantly more effective than mebendazole against toxocara canis. in adult dogs, both drugs had a low efficacy against trichuris vulpis but a similarly good efficacy against other nematodes, with a tendency for nitroscanate to be more effective in reducing the prevalence of ancyl ... | 1990 | 2309388 |
| effects of milbemycin oxime on adult hookworms in dogs with naturally acquired infections. | previous work indicated that adult ancylostoma caninum can be removed from experimentally infected dogs, using a formulation of milbemycin oxime at dosage of 0.5 mg/kg of body weight. to determine the efficacy of this treatment in dogs naturally infected with adult hookworms, 24 mixed-breed dogs with patent hookworm infections were purchased from an out-of-state vendor, and 6 male and 6 female dogs were assigned to either a control group or a group that would be treated. dogs were treated 10 day ... | 1990 | 2316928 |
| [spectrum of species and infection frequency of endoparasites in bitches and their puppies in south germany]. | toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina, hookworms, trichuris vulpis, strongyloides, hammondia heydorni, sarcocystis spp., isospora canis and isospora ohioensis and/or isospora burrowsi of at least 9 species were detected in 100 randomly selected dog families in southern germany. examinations carried out 5 to 9 times at weekly intervals revealed a monoinfection in 37 litters, infection with two parasite species in 28 litters, with three species in 10 litters and with four species in 6 litters. during ... | 1990 | 2326798 |
| [epidemiology of alveolar echinococcosis in france. 1. intestinal helminths in the red fox (vulpes vulpes l.) from haute-savoie]. | in the course of an epidemiological survey concerning the alveolar echinococcosis and its causative agent, echinococcus multilocularis, the autopsies of 150 wild red foxes captured in the department of the haute-savoie between december 1983 and august 1988 disclosed 139 cases of intestinal helminthiasis with cestodes and nematodes; no trematode was found. multiple infections were frequent. the cestoda recorded consist of the following species: taenia crassiceps: 44 cases (29%); echinococcus mult ... | 1990 | 2344133 |
| detection of taenia hydatigena copro-antigens by elisa in dogs. | a sandwich-elisa was developed for the detection of soluble taenia hydatigena antigens in fecal samples of dogs. affinity-purified polyclonal catching antibodies and alkaline phosphatase-conjugated detecting antibodies were employed, which had been obtained from rabbits hyperimmunized with excretory/secretory antigens derived from in vitro maintained adult taenia hydatigena. the assay allowed the detection of 800 ng t. hydatigena antigen g-1 of feces as a lower limit. six helminth-free dogs were ... | 1990 | 2382393 |
| specificity of scolex and oncosphere antigens for the serological diagnosis of taeniid cestode infections in dogs. | groups of dogs raised free of helminths were monospecifically infected with the common nematodes toxocara canis, ancylostoma caninum and trichuris vulpis. serums from these dogs, and a group of dogs of unknown history but infected with dirofilaria immitis and dipylidium caninum, had levels of antibody to their homologous nematode antigens readily detectable by elisa. no cross-reactions were apparent when these serums were tested by elisa using oncosphere antigens of taenia hydatigena, t. pisifor ... | 1986 | 2421704 |
| helminth ova in soil from children's playgrounds in calabar, nigeria. | a study was undertaken to examine the helminth ova in soil from children's playgrounds in calabar, nigeria. a total of 150 soil samples were collected from the playgrounds studied. ova of ascaris lumbricoides (10 percent, 12 percent and 20 percent) were found in these playgrounds. in addition, each of the following helminth ova was found respectively in each of the playgrounds: trichuris vulpis (4 percent), toxocara canis (8 percent) and strongyloides stercoralis (6 percent). the public health a ... | 1989 | 2582487 |
| efficacy of nemadectin, a new broad-spectrum endectocide, against natural infections of canine gastrointestinal helminths. | nemadectin, a new broad-spectrum endectocide, was highly efficacious against natural infections of all the major canine gastrointestinal helminths. at single oral dosages of 0.2-0.4 mg kg-1 body weight (bw), a liquid formulation administered in gelatin capsules was 100% effective in eliminating natural infections of toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina, ancylostoma caninum and uncinaria stenocephala. tablets (267 mg) containing 4.6% nemadectin given at a rate of 1/3 tablet per 20 kg bw (0.2 mg nem ... | 1989 | 2617829 |
| [intestinal parasitosis of the canine population in the principate of asturias]. | a study is made of coprological samples from 354 dogs, 252 of them male and 102 female. parasitism was found in 94 dogs (26.5%), of which 14 (15%) showed two or more associated parasites. the councils with the highest degree of parasitism were: peñamellera baja (77.7%), ribadedeva (57.1%), castropol (53.8%), ribadesella (50%), piloña (46.6%), and tapias de casariego (44.4%). the parasites most frequently isolated were: anciostoma caninum (19.2%), trichuris vulpis (8.2%), cystoisospora canis (3%) ... | 1989 | 2635797 |
| a survey of intestinal helminths of well-cared-for dogs in jamaica, and their potential public health significance. | this study investigates the level of helminthic infestation in better-cared-for dogs in a middle-class community in suburban kingston. a canine zoographic study was conducted, and fresh faecal deposits were collected and analysed for helminth life-cycle stages. the survey indicated that 73% (n = 93) of households in the study area owned one dog or more (mean = 1.4). resident's attitudes towards canine management suggested that the dog population was, in general, restricted to the residential est ... | 1989 | 2723384 |
| comparative histochemical studies of glycosidase activity in some helminths. | comparative histochemical studies of glycosidase activity were carried out in clonorchis sinensis, eurytrema pancreaticum, fasciola hepatica, dipylidium caninum, hymenolepis nana, ascaris suum, toxocara canis, ancylostoma caninum, trichuris vulpis and dirofilaria immitis. the enzymes examined were: n-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase (ec 3.2.1.30), beta-glucuronidase (ec 3.2.1.31) and beta-galactosidase (ec 3.2.1.23). there were variations in enzyme distribution and intensity among the species and als ... | 1986 | 3084622 |
| epizootiology of endoparasitic infections in pet dogs and cats presented to a veterinary teaching hospital. | prevalences of, and risk factors associated with, protozoan and helminth parasite infections were determined for pet dogs and cats presented to the teaching hospital of the university of pennsylvania school of veterinary medicine. of 2294 canine fecal specimens, 34.8% were found to contain one or more kinds of parasite, consisting of: hookworms (14.4%); trichuris vulpis (12.3%); giardia (7.2%); ascarids (5.5%); coccidia (2.7%); cestodes (1.6%). the following risk factors were identified with inf ... | 1988 | 3245104 |
| a survey on the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs in the area of thessaloniki, greece. | faecal specimens randomly taken from 232 healthy dogs living in the area of thessaloniki were screened for internal parasites. in 39.2% of the examined dogs excretion of sarcocystis bovicanis (1.3%), isospora ohioensis/burrowsi (3.9%), giardia lamblia (0.8%), hammondia heydorni (0.4%), dicrocoelium dendriticum (0.8%) diplopylidium nolleri (0.4%), joyeuxiella pasqualei (0.8%), taeniids (0.4%), toxocara canis (22.4%), toxascaris leonina (1.3%), uncinaria stenocephala (3.0%), trichuris vulpis (2.6% ... | 1988 | 3372979 |
| visceral larva migrans caused by trichuris vulpis presenting as a pulmonary mass. | | 1987 | 3438889 |
| helminth parasites of the coyote (canis latrans) in tennessee. | from 1980 to 1984, 267 coyotes (canis latrans) from tennessee were examined for helminth parasites. hearts were examined for the presence of dirofilaria immitis, diaphragms for trichinella spiralis, and digestive tracts for other helminths. six species were found including 5 nematodes (d. immitis, physaloptera rara, trichuris vulpis, ancylostoma caninum, and toxascaris leonina) and 1 cestode (taenia pisiformis). univariate and multivariate statistical techniques were used to assess parasite prev ... | 1987 | 3585628 |
| human cases of infection with canine whipworms, trichuris vulpis (froelich, 1789), in japan. | the eggs of trichuris, detected in the feces of 19 persons who had stayed in institutions for mentally retarded and/or multi-handicapped patients, were identified as those of t. vulpis (froelich, 1789) on the basis of morphological features. this is the first record of human infection with the canine whipworm in japan. | 1986 | 3586394 |
| studies on the prevalence of gastro-intestinal helminths of dogs in calabar, nigeria. | the results of investigational study to determine the prevalence of gastro-intestinal helminths of dogs in calabar, nigeria with particular emphasis on the effects of sex and age of the animals on the occurrence of these endoparasites are presented. of a total of 254 dogs sampled using saturated brime solution floatation method and formalin-ether sedimentation method, 223 (86.97%) were infected. a breakdown of the number of parasitized dogs shows that 180 (70.86%) were positive for ancylostoma c ... | 1985 | 3869127 |
| comparative studies on the infestation of three different breeds of dogs by gastro-intestinal helminths. | the findings of an investigation mounted to evaluate and compare the prevalence of parasitic gastro-intestinal helminth ova in three different breeds of dogs in calabar, nigeria are presented. results of the investigation indicate that in alsatians, 25% infestation with strongyloides stercoralis, 25% toxocara canis, 65% ancylostoma caninum were found, in crossbreed between alsatian and mongrel, 15.56% infestation with strongyloides stercoralis, 10.93% toxascaris leonina, 25% toxocara canis, 68.7 ... | 1985 | 3869810 |
| [parasites present in foxes (vulpes vulpes) of the province of forli]. | in the period march 1983 - march 1984 a parasitological survey was carried out on 103 foxes killed in the forli province (italy). the parasites identified were: toxocara canis (45.6%); uncinaria stenocephala (14.6%); mesocestoides lineatus (9.7%); dipylidium caninum (2.9%); taenia crassiceps (2.9%); trichuris vulpis (2.9%). out of all the cestodes found in 7 animals the authors identified only genus taenia since their preservation conditions were not optimal. other 13 subjects contained many ces ... | 1985 | 3870647 |
| [the effect of acupuncture on hematologic and biochemical values in dogs with endoparasitic infections]. | selected hematological and biochemical indicators in blood were studied in seven dogs for 57 days. six dogs were exposed to long-term, pre-experimental, natural invasion of the endoparasite trichuris vulpis, one dog to toxascaris leonina. in both cases the invasion of parasites was only weak, without any clinical symptoms. acupuncture was performed on the first to fourth experimental days by steel acupuncture needles used in human medicine by introducing them into gv-14, st-36 and sp-6 points fo ... | 1985 | 3934836 |
| specific antibody responses in dogs experimentally infected with echinococcus granulosus. | six dogs reared helminth-free were divided into 2 groups. four dogs were infected per os with 200,000 protoscoleces each of echinococcus granulosus and 2 were kept as uninfected controls. all the dogs were kept together until 32 days after infection, when 1 infected dog was killed, its intestine removed and the contents examined to confirm that the infection with e. granulosus had been successful. the remaining 3 infected dogs were transferred to high security housing and their feces inspected d ... | 1986 | 3953947 |
| anthelmintic efficacy of febantel combined with praziquantel in dogs. | ninety-four dogs were randomly assigned to 1 of 6 groups (5 treated and 1 untreated control) for evaluation of anthelmintic efficacy. three anthelmintic formulations were studied: a febantel paste, a praziquantel paste, and a combination paste containing both active ingredients. treated dogs were dosed once daily for 3 days. the minimal effective dosages in combination were established as 10 mg of febantel and 1 mg of praziquantel/kg of body weight. at those dosages for the combination, 99.5% to ... | 1985 | 4030460 |
| anthelmintic efficacy of flubendazole paste against nematodes and cestodes in dogs and cats. | small dogs and cats, naturally infected with nematodes and cestodes, were used in a critical test under laboratory conditions to determine the palatability and efficacy of flubendazole as a past formulation. subsequently, a control test in dogs was conducted under field conditions. a 4.4% past formulation was given at a dosage of 22 mg/kg of body weight once a day for 2 or 3 consecutive days. in a critical test in dogs, the efficacy against toxocara canis was 97.4% after a 2-day administration a ... | 1985 | 4083589 |
| [repeated infestations, presumable, of trichuris vulpis in a child living in an endemic region of trichocephalosis]. | | 1971 | 5128526 |
| glycobiarsol for the control of trichuris vulpis infection in the dog. | | 1969 | 5389346 |
| production of succinate by the canine whipworm trichuris vulpis. | | 1965 | 5856669 |
| prevalence of toxocariasis and echinococcosis among dogs in the niger delta. | a sample of 60 dogs in the port harcourt area of the niger delta was examined for intestinal parasites. the high prevalence rates of toxocara canis (56.6%) and echinococcus granulosus (85.0%) in the area are discussed in relation to public health. other parasites found in dogs include toxascaris leonina (3.3%), uncinaria stenocephala (70.0%), dipylidium caninum (88.3%), trichuris vulpis (56.7%), ancylostoma caninum (65.0%) and taenia hydatigenia (43.3%). | 1984 | 6530709 |
| anthelmintic effect of febantel/praziquantel paste in dogs and cats. | a paste formulation of 3.4% febantel and 0.34% praziquantel was given in soft food at a rate of 0.29 g/kg of body weight, once daily for 3 days to dogs and cats. eleven of 12 dogs were naturally infected with ancylostoma caninum, 10 with trichuris vulpis, 2 with toxocara canis, 5 with taenia sp, and 3 with dirofilaria immitis. ten of 11 cats were naturally infected with toxocara cati, 2 with ancylostoma tubaeforme, 3 with taenia sp, 5 with capillaria aerophila, and 1 with paragonimus kellicotti. ... | 1984 | 6703448 |
| determination of the specific gravity of certain helminth eggs using sucrose density gradient centrifugation. | the specific gravities of ten species of helminth eggs were determined using sucrose density gradient centrifugation. fecal or egg concentrate was layered over a 3 to 54% sucrose density gradient. the gradient was then centrifuged at 800 g for 20 min, allowing 5 min for acceleration and 5 for deceleration. bands formed were identified and measured. refractive index was measured at the middle of narrow bands, or at the level at which the concentration of eggs was highest, in the case of wide band ... | 1982 | 6890102 |
| survival rates of parasite eggs in sludge during aerobic and anaerobic digestion. | the effects of mesothermic anaerobic or aerobic sludge digestion on survival of eggs from the roundworms ascaris suum, toxocara canis, trichuris vulpis, and trichuris suis and from the rat tapeworm hymenolepis diminuta were studied. destruction of eggs throughout a 15-day treatment period, as well as their viabilities after reisolation, was analyzed. the laboratory model digesters used in this study were maintained at a 15-day retention schedule, partially simulating a continuously operating sys ... | 1982 | 6891199 |
| activity of ivermectin against canine intestinal helminths. | the anthelmintic activity of ivermectin was tested in 98 dogs against adult ascarids (toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina), hookworms (ancylostoma caninum, a braziliense), and whipworms (trichuris vulpis), and against experimentally induced infections (4th-stage larvae) of t canis and a caninum. dosage levels tested were single subcutaneous injections of 50, 100, 200, or 400 micrograms/kg of body weight with appropriate vehicle-treated controls. a minimum of 4 (usually 5) dogs were tested with ea ... | 1982 | 6897345 |
| evaluation of granulated fenbendazole as a treatment for helminth infections in dogs. | a granulated formulation of fenbendazole was tested in 95 dogs harbouring naturally occurring infections of toxocara canis, ancylostoma caninum, trichuris vulpis, dipylidium caninum, and taenia spp and in 19 laboratory-reared beagle pups experimentally infected with toxascaris leonina. the drug was administered in moistened dry dog food or in canned dog food. in dosage titration and confirmational studies, using worm counts in naturally infected dogs, the drug was 98%-100% effective at a dosage ... | 1982 | 7056663 |
| effect of febantel against ancylostoma caninum and trichuris vulpis infections in dogs. | febantel was administered as a 3.4% paste to 45 dogs infected with 1 or more nematode species, which included ancylostoma caninum and trichuris vulpis. dosage levels of 5, 10, or 15 mg/kg of body weight daily for 3 consecutive days for a total of 15, 30, or 45 mg/kg were administered. at 15 mg/kg, all dogs were completely cleared of all nematode and cestode infections, including a caninum, t vulpis, uncinaria stenocephala, toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina, taenia sp, and dipylidium caninum, ex ... | 1982 | 7103181 |
| the prevalence of dirofilaria immitis and other parasites in urban pound dogs in north-eastern victoria. | the results of a survey investigating the prevalence of dirofilaria immitis and other helminth and protozoan infections in urban dogs in north-eastern victoria are presented. d. immitis was detected in 2.7% of the general population (8.3% of dogs older than 2 years). microfilariae of d. immitis were not detected in the peripheral circulation of 30% of dogs infected with the adult parasites. the most prevalent gastro-intestinal parasites were dipylidium caninum 57%; trichuris vulpis 41%; toxocara ... | 1982 | 7115227 |
| an investigation of variables in a fecal flotation technique. | several variables in a standard vial fecal gravitational flotation technique were investigated. these were the specific gravity of the sodium nitrate flotation solution, duration of flotation and mesh sizes of strainers. the number of eggs which floated and adhered to a coverslip were counted and estimates of the number of eggs remaining in the strained fecal suspension and in the feces trapped on the strainer were made. eggs from hookworms, trichuris vulpis and toxocara canis in feces from dogs ... | 1980 | 7190861 |
| visceral larva migrans and trichuris vulpis. | | 1981 | 7259269 |
| comparative anthelmintic efficacy of two schedules of mebendazole treatment in dogs. | two schedules of anthelmintic oral treatment, using mebendazole powder, were compared in 73 dogs naturally infected with common helminth intestinal parasites. mebendazole powder was administered to 26 dogs at doses of 22 mg/kg once daily for 3 days and was compared with the same dose given only daily for 5 days into 23 dogs. the 24 other dogs were kept as controls and received a placebo treatment for 5 days. efficacy results for the 3-day treatment schedule of mebendazole were as follows: toxoca ... | 1981 | 7271006 |
| [intestinal helminths in bangkok stray dogs and their role in public health (author's tranls)]. | feces examination of 107 stray dogs in bangkok, thailand, on intestinal helminths showed the following rates: hookworms 100%, trichuris vulpis 54.2%, toxocara canis 6.5%, gnathostoma spinigerum 2.8%, spirocerca lupi 17.8%, diphyllobothrium mansoni 1.9%, and opisthorchis viverrini 1.9%. out of these species hockworms (especially a. braziliense), t. canis, g. spinigerum, and d. mansoni are important sources of human cutaneous or visceral larva migrans, the latter two being special parasites of the ... | 1980 | 7435002 |
| visceral larva migrans caused by trichuris vulpis. | two brothers with visceral larva migrans caused by trichuris vulpis were diagnosed after they had been investigated for an eosinophilia. both patients were almost asymptomatic. the diagnosis of visceral larva migrans was based on the results of immunoelectrophoretic studies and no liver biopsy was performed. after administration of thiabendazole, the number of eosinophils and serum total ige levels gradually decreased, and the patients have remained well. | 1980 | 7436519 |
| infection of man with trichuris vulpis, the whipworm of dogs. | a gravid female trichuris was found in histopathologic sections of an appendix in a post-mortem examination, and a posterior extremity of a male trichuris was recovered from the unsectioned portion of the same appendix. these parasites were identified as t. vulpis, the whipworm of dogs. | 1980 | 7446812 |
| epidemiological studies on intestinal helminth parasites of rural and urban red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in the united kingdom. | an epidemiological study of intestinal helminths in 843 foxes (vulpes vulpes) from southern england revealed the presence of 13 parasite species: five nematodes--toxocara canis (prevalence 55.9%), toxascaris leonina (1.5%), uncinaria stenocephala (68.0%), trichuris vulpis (0.5%) and capillaria aerophila (0.2%); four cestodes--taenia pisiformis (13.8%), taenia hydatigena (2.5%), echinococcus granulosus (0.1%) and dipylidium caninum (3.8%); two trematodes--brachylaima recurva (2.9%) and cryptocoty ... | 1995 | 7571336 |
| efficacy of fenbendazole against giardiasis in dogs. | efficacy of fenbendazole at 2 dosages for treating naturally acquired giardiasis in dogs was assessed. giardia cysts were not detected in the feces of 6 of 6 group-1 dogs (as determined by use of the zinc sulfate concentration technique) after fenbendazole treatment (50 mg/kg of body weight, po, q 24 h, for 3 doses). cysts were not detected in the feces of 6 of 6 group-2 dogs after fenbendazole treatment (50 mg/kg of body weight, po, q 8 h, for 3 days). however, cysts were not detected in the fe ... | 1994 | 7978640 |
| [frequency of finding helminths eggs in canine stool samples collected in public places in the la plata city, argentina]. | a study was carried out in order to determine the level of contamination with helminth eggs in different sectors of the city of la plata, argentina. a total of 351 fecal pools were collected from streets (328) and parks and public places (23) of this locality. of these fecal pools, 117 (33.3%) contained eggs of at least one helminth species. the overall frequencies found were: uncinaria sp. 16.0%, trichuris vulpis 9.7% and toxocara canis 10.5%. | 1993 | 7993539 |
| intestinal helminth parasite community in wolves (canis lupus) in italy. | from 1987 to 1993, 89 wolves (canis lupus) collected throughout the whole italian range were examined for intestinal helminth parasites. twelve species were found, including 5 nematodes (uncinaria stenocephala, toxocara canis, ancylostoma caninum, trichuris vulpis and toxascaris leonina) and 7 cestodes (echinococcus granulosus, taenia hydatigena, t. multiceps, t. pisiformis, t. ovis, mesocestoides lineatus and dipylidium caninum). no significant differences were detected between sexes. t. canis ... | 1993 | 8065823 |
| identification of a nasal nematode (eucoleus boehmi) in greyhounds. | eggs of eucoleus boehmi were recovered from the faeces of greyhounds from three breeding farms and four racetrack kennels and from those of four greyhounds submitted for necropsy. diagnosis was dependent on differentiation of the eggs of e. boehmi, e. aerophilus and trichuris vulpis. quantitative fecal examinations conducted weekly for 24 weeks in one greyhound suggested that the egg shedding pattern of e. boehmi is cyclical. nasal swabs failed to reveal eggs of e. boehmi, but nasal washings gav ... | 1993 | 8146953 |
| [parasitological fecal studies of equids, dogs, cats and hedgehogs during the years 1984-1991]. | the results of the coproscopical examinations in horses, dogs, cats and hedgehogs between 1984 and 1991 are presented. in 9192 samples from horses 55.5% stages of strongylids, 4.0% of parascaris equorum, 2.2% of anoplocephalids, 1.6% strongyloides westeri, 0.7% of oxyuris equi, 0.6% of eimeria leuckarti, 0.2% of fasciola hepatica and 0.04% of dictyocaulus arnfieldi were found. in 48.0% of the 46 samples from donkeys eggs from strongylids were detected, in 17.4% larvae from dictyocaulus arnfieldi ... | 1993 | 8261912 |
| trichuris vulpis infection in an indian tribal population. | stools from 28 of the 82 inhabitants on remote little andaman island in india were examined for parasite eggs and cysts. trichuris trichiura eggs were found in 27, trichuris vulpis eggs in 5, strongyloides stercoralis larvae in 3, hookworm eggs in 15, entamoeba histolytica and entamoeba coli cysts each in 9, giardia lamblia in 6, retortamonas sp. in 3, iodoamoeba sp. in 2, and chilomastix sp. in 2 stools. ascaris lumbricoides eggs were not seen. the occurrence of t. vulpis eggs in 5 stools and t ... | 1993 | 8501609 |
| efficacy of fenbendazole and piperazine against developing stages of toxocara and toxascaris in dogs. | in a series of controlled trials involving 59 naturally infected greyhounds, fenbendazole at a dose rate of 50 mg/kg/day for three consecutive days reduced the overall numbers of third and fourth stage toxocara canis by 94.0 per cent and third stage, fourth stage and immature adult stages of toxascaris leonina by 92.4 per cent. in contrast, piperazine at 100 mg/kg had little or no useful effect against the larval stages of t canis and t leonina and variable efficacy against immature adult t leon ... | 1993 | 8506598 |
| a trichuris specific diagnostic antigen from culture fluids of trichuris suis adult worms. | trichuris suis is a nematode parasite of swine which can cause serious pathology in infected pigs, such as anorexia, diarrhea, anemia, and death in heavy infections, especially in young animals. infection with trichuris suis is difficult to diagnose because much of the pathology occurs when only larval stages are present, and because of sporadic egg production by adult female worms. we have isolated a 20 kda excretory/secretory (e/s) glycoprotein from culture fluids of adult worms by column chro ... | 1997 | 9066055 |
| [detection of intestinal parasites from main-land raccoon dogs, nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus, in southeastern kanagawa prefecture]. | to obtain the basic data on the route of infection of intestinal parasites as zoonosis, we examined the feces from 87 main-land raccoon dogs, all of which were kept in the yokohama kanazawa zoo (kanagawa) between 1994-1996, for detection of intestinal parasites and evaluated the detection rates. intestinal parasites were detected from 72 of the 87 raccoon dogs (82.8%). among the parasites, ancylostoma spp., trichuris vulpis, ascaridoidea and isospora spp. were most commonly detected. of the 72 r ... | 1997 | 9283143 |
| long-term survey on intestinal nematode and cestode infections in stray puppies ibaraki prefecture. | we conducted the survey on intestinal nematode, mainly toxocara canis, and cestode infections in stray puppies aged less than 5 months in ibaraki prefecture for 8 years from 1988 to 1995. the rate of t. canis infection stayed almost unchanged for the 8 years and ranged from 72.2 to 85.4%. of the total 916 dogs, 732 (79.9%) harboured with t. canis. the average rates of other helminthic infections showed 24.6 (diphylidium caninum), 2.5 (trichuris vulpis), 1.2 (ancylostoma caninum) and 0.7% (spirom ... | 1997 | 9300373 |
| monoclonal antibodies multireactive with parasite antigens produced by hybridomas generated from naive mice. | hybridoma clones producing igm naturally occurring (natural) antibodies were generated from naive balb/c mice and characterized for reactivity against parasite antigens. ascites of mice injected with these hybridomas reacted with toxoplasma gondii soluble antigen at levels approximately 1000-10,000 times higher than serum pooled from mice used for generating hybridomas as determined by a conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. western blot analysis indicated that these monoclonal antibod ... | 1997 | 9364565 |
| nematode infections in dog breeding kennels in the netherlands, with special reference to toxocara. | faecal samples from 286 adult dogs and 159 pups and dust and soil samples from 32 dog breeding kennels in the netherlands were examined for nematode eggs. dogs that shed nematode eggs were found in 41% of the kennels. the kennel prevalence of nematode infection of adult dogs was 33%. the kennel prevalence for infection of adult dogs and pups with nematode species was 21% and 48% for toxocara canis, respectively, 29% and 0% for trichuris vulpis, and 20% and 0% for toxascaris leonina. kennels with ... | 1998 | 9477528 |
| anthelmintic efficacy of milbemycin oxime against trichuris vulpis in dogs. | the anthelmintic efficacy of milbemycin oxime against dog whipworm, trichuris vulpis, was evaluated. a total of 21 t. vulpis positive dogs were divided into 3 groups, one (5 dogs) for control and the other two (8 dogs each) for anthelmintic treatment with oral administration of milbemycin oxime. | 1998 | 9524958 |
| anthelmintic efficacy of oxibendazole against some important nematodes in dogs and cats. | the anthelmintic efficacy and safety of the oxibendazole component in a combination oxibendazole-niclosamide paste were investigated in dogs and cats and in litters of pups with naturally acquired nematode infections. a single dose of 15 mg oxibendazole/kg body weight given to 70 dogs and to 29 cats reduced faecal worm egg counts (epg) by 97.6% for toxocara canis, 95.7% for trichuris vulpis, 94.6% for ancylostoma caninum, and 100% for toxascaris leonina. in cats, 96.7% efficacy was demonstrated ... | 1998 | 9563164 |
| [toxocara canis infection. environmental parasitologic and epidemiologic studies]. | due to the large number of differential diagnostic possibilities, the etiology of endogenous uveitis is still hard to determine. one reason for uveitis may be the occurrence of parasites. however, too little attention is paid to this underlying disease. | 1998 | 9738379 |
| trichuris vulpis infection in slum children. | trichuris vulpis was identified in two children from urban slums. both of them had nonspecific abdominal pain and one had episodes of diarrhea. clinical recovery was good after treatment with mebendazole. | 1998 | 9795508 |
| habitat related differences in helminth parasites of red foxes in the ebro valley. | the prevalences of helminth parasites found on red foxes collected in two different habitats of the ebro valley, in north-eastern spain were compared. twenty helminth species, including one trematode, six cestodes, 12 nematodes and one acanthocephalan were found. metorchis albidus, uncinaria stenocephala and dirofilaria immitis were more prevalent in the irrigated lands close to the main rivers of the study area, whereas trichuris vulpis and pterygodermatites affinis showed higher prevalences in ... | 1998 | 9877074 |
| efficacy of two flubendazole formulations against trichuris vulpis in naturally infected dogs. | | 1999 | 10458578 |
| [zoonotic parasitosis transmitted by dogs in the chaco salteño, argentina]. | toxocara canis and ancylostoma spp. are geohelmints that parasites dogs and can eventually affect humans, mainly children, causing visceral and cutaneous larva migrans respectively, constituting a serious public health problem. this study was carried out in two towns located in the xerophilous forest chaco salteño where humans live closely with many animals, including dogs. hematological values and anti-toxocara canis antibodies, determined by elisa in serum, were evaluated in 98 children from t ... | 2000 | 10962811 |
| a parasitological survey of wild red foxes (vulpes vulpes) from the province of guadalajara, spain. | an epizootiological survey of leishmaniosis, coccidiosis and parasitic helminths in 67 foxes (vulpes vulpes) was conducted in guadalajara (central spain). examination for parasitic protozoa revealed prevalences of 74% leishmania (determined by molecular methods) and 2.9% coccidia oocysts (fecal flotation). survey of parasitic helminths (fecal flotation/necropsy) demonstrated the presence of nine species, including six nematodes, two cestodes and one trematode. nematodes were the most common para ... | 2000 | 10996735 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs in some urban and rural areas of hungary. | a total of 490 canine faecal specimens collected in the eastern and northern regions of hungary were examined for helminth eggs. from the results it appears that more than 50% of the dogs were infected with at least one parasite species. the prevalence of eggs (%) in the two regions was as follows: toxocara canis (24.3-30.1); trichuris vulpis (20.4-23.3); ancylostomatidae (8.1-13.1); capillaria spp. (0-7.3); toxascaris leonina (2.1-0); taenia-type (2.8-2.4); dipylidium caninum (0.4-1); coccidia ... | 2001 | 11361108 |
| helminths in the wolf, canis lupus, from north-western spain. | fifteen helminth species were collected from 47 wolves (canis lupus ) which were surveyed from 1993 to 1999 in northwestern spain. these included the trematode alaria alata (2.1%); the cestodes taenia hydatigena (44.7%), t. multiceps (29.8%), t. serialis (2.1%), dipylidium caninum (6.4%) and mesocestoides sp. aff. litteratus (4.2%); and the nematodes pearsonema plica (7.4%), trichuris vulpis (10.6%), trichinella britovi (12.8%), ancylostoma caninum (8.5%), uncinaria stenocephala (51.1%), toxocar ... | 2001 | 11520444 |
| helminths in dogs belonging to people in a resource-limited urban community in gauteng, south africa. | one hundred and sixty-four faecal samples, 148 adhesive tape swabs and 132 blood samples were collected from dogs in boksburg, gauteng, to assess the prevalence of helminth parasites in the area. sixty-nine of these dogs were also necropsied and helminths recovered from the gastro-intestinal tracts. ancylostoma caninum was the most common helminth and was present in 88% of the dogs, followed by dipylidium caninum in 39% of dogs, toxocara canis in 36%, ancylostoma braziliense in 20%, spirocerca l ... | 2001 | 11585088 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs from são paulo state, brazil. | the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in stray dogs, and dogs with owners was investigated by fecal examinations from 271 dogs employing sedimentation, simple flotation and centrifugation-flotation methods. the centrifugation-flotation method, when compared to simple flotation or sedimentation methods was generally more accurate in the diagnosis of all intestinal parasites, but statistical differences were detected only in relation to giardia spp. and cystoisospora spp. (synonym isospora ... | 2002 | 11750997 |
| [pseudohypoadrenocorticism in two siberian huskies with gastrointestinal parasitoses]. | two siberian huskies were presented because of anorexia, chronic diarrhoea, polydipsia and polyuria. the most significant clinical finding was a severe dehydration. laboratory results showed severe electrolyte disturbances with sodium: potassium ratios of 13.2 and 15.4, respectively. hypoadrenocorticism could be excluded in both dogs with an acth stimulation test. the plasma aldosterone concentrations before and after stimulation were very high, which might be due to a stimulation by the electro ... | 2002 | 11887615 |
| trichuris vulpis recovered from a patient with chronic diarrhea and five dogs. | we report a case of human infection with the whipworm of dogs, trichuris vulpis, in a woman with duodenal ulcer disease, chronic diarrhea, and close contact with dogs. morphologically, t. vulpis ova resemble those of the human whipworm (t. trichiura) but are nearly twice their size. | 2002 | 12089315 |
| [mixed infection by trichuris trichiura and trichuris vulpis] | we present a case of mixed infection by trichuris trichiura and trichuris vulpis in a boy of 8 years old, coming from the state of oaxaca in m xico. he presented abdominal pain, diarrhea with mucus and blood in addition to straining and tenesmus. we carried out differential identification between the two species of this gender, several treatments were administered and the symptoms disappear. but, the parasitic infection persisted until the last clinical control of the patient. we report the pres ... | 1997 | 12177721 |
| efficacy of moxidectin 6-month injectable and milbemycin oxime/lufenuron tablets against naturally acquired trichuris vulpis infections in dogs. | efficacy of moxidectin injection (proheart 6 sustained release injectable for dogs, fort dodge animal health) against naturally acquired infections of trichuris vulpis was compared with that of milbemycin oxime/lufenuron tablets (sentinel flavor tabs, novartis animal health). eighteen dogs infected with t. vulpis were ranked by egg counts and randomly allocated to treatment with moxidectin (170 micro g/kg), milbemycin (500 micro g/kg)/lufenuron (10 mg/kg), or to an untreated control group (six d ... | 2002 | 12447836 |
| characterization of monoclonal antibodies against gnathostoma nipponicum. | monoclonal antibodies (mabs) were produced against the proteins of advanced third-stage larvae (adl3) of gnathostoma nipponicum. six mabs (gn2c3, gn2h3, gn4c3, gn4e9, gnsh1, and gn10b7) were obtained as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). gn4e9 and gnsh1 seemed to be genus-specific, as they did not cross-react with anisakis sp., dirofilaria immitis, gongylonema pulchrum, toxocara canis, trichinella sp., trichuris vulpis, metagonimus sp., or spirometra erinaceieuropaei by eli ... | 2003 | 12659325 |
| [an epidemiological study on zoonoses in korea] | helminthic zoonoses are of significant importance to the public health and to the socioeconomic consequences especially in lost-meat, animal products and animal labor. for past several decades in korea, it has been recognized that endoparasitic infections among domestic animals are extremely common and many of the helminth parasites of man have been acquired from, or are shared with domestic animals. however, there was no survey of a nationwide scale on the prevalence of animal helminthiasis; an ... | 1981 | 12902720 |
| endoparasites in dogs and cats in germany 1999-2002. | infections with endoparasites in dogs and cats have been determined by analysing the results of faecal examinations (flotation, mifc, sedimentation, baermann, smear, prospect giardia microplate assay). samples of 8438 dogs and 3167 cats from the years 1999 until 2002 have been included in the investigation. 2717 dogs (32.2%) and 771 cats (24.3%) have been infected with endoparasites. in the infected dogs the following parasites have been identified: class nematodea: toxocara canis: 22.4%, toxasc ... | 2003 | 12928886 |
| studies on the common whipworm of the dog. trichuris vulpis. | | 1954 | 13127382 |
| experimental treatment of trichuris vulpis infections. | | 1954 | 13148482 |
| an apparent case of human infection with the whipworm of dogs, trichuris vulpis (froelich, 1789). | | 1956 | 13320261 |
| [chemotherapy of trichuriasis; studies on experimental infection of dogs with trichuris vulpis]. | | 1958 | 13604764 |
| treatment of trichuris vulpis infection of dogs with glycobiarsol. | | 1963 | 13967608 |
| treatment of canine whipworms (trichuris vulpis) with whipcide. | | 1955 | 14353770 |
| ecological analyses of the intestinal helminth communities of the wolf, canis lupus, in spain. | this work describes the ecological characteristics of the intestinal helminth communities of 50 wolves (canis lupus l.) from spain. the species found were classified into three groups according to prevalence, intensity and intestinal distribution. taenia hydatigena pallas, 1766 and uncinaria stenocephala (railliet, 1884) are the core species of the community. taenia multiceps (leske, 1780) is a secondary species. the rest of the species, alaria alata (goeze, 1782), taenia serialis (gervais, 1847 ... | 2003 | 14535350 |
| comparative efficacy of flubendazole chewable tablets and a tablet combination of febantel, pyrantel embonate and praziquantel against trichuris vulpis in experimentally infected dogs. | fourteen of 23 dogs developing patent trichuris vulpis infections by 120 days p.i. with 5000 embryonated eggs were allocated into three groups. one group was treated with flubendazole 220 mg chewable tablets (flubenol) at the recommended dose regimen once daily for 3 days. the second group was given the recommended single treatment with a tablet containing 150 mg febantel, 144 mg pyrantel embonate and 50 mg praziquantel in combination (drontal plus). the third group remained untreated. all dogs ... | 2003 | 14650738 |
| prevalence of zoonotic important parasites in the red fox (vulpes vulpes) in great britain. | a national necropsy survey of red foxes was carried out across great britain to record echinococcus, trichinella and toxoplasma. the survey did not record directly, or indirectly using coproantigen/pcr tests, evidence for the presence of echinococcus multilocularis in 588 animals, although e. granulosus was suspected in six animals. parasitological evidence for trichinella spp. could not be found in 587 fox muscle digests, and a specific pcr test also failed to detect toxoplasma in a sub-set of ... | 2003 | 14651882 |
| [infections with endoparasites in dogs in dutch animal shelters]. | faecal samples from 224 dogs from 23 animal shelters in the netherlands were examined for endoparasites. in total 20.5% of the faecal sample were positive for helminth and/or protozoa infections. eggs of toxocara canis were found in 8.5% of the faecal samples. other endoparasites found were toxascaris leonina (0.5%), trichuris vulpis (4.9%), uncinaria stenocephala (2.2%), dipylidium caninum (1.3%), taenia spp. (0.5%), cystoïsospora canis (1.3%), and c. ohioensis (1.3%). dogs younger than 1 year ... | 2004 | 14976680 |