| a coprological survey of intestinal helminthes in stray dogs captured in osaka prefecture, japan. | this study aimed to investigate intestinal helminth infection in stray dogs in osaka prefecture by surveying coprological samples from dogs captured from 2006-2011. of 212 fecal samples collected, overall prevalence of infection was 39.2%. the most common species was toxocara canis (25.0%), followed by trichuris vulpis (8.0%), spirometra erinaceieuropaei (3.3%), taeniidae (2.4%), ancylostoma caninum (1.9%) and toxascaris leonine (0.5%). in the molecular analysis, all of the taeniid eggs were neg ... | 2013 | 23774027 |