| principal intestinal parasites of dogs in tirana, albania. | from 2004 to 2009, the digestive tracts of 111 dogs from suburban areas around tirana, albania, were examined for intestinal helminths. in addition, rectal faecal samples of all dogs were examined for protozoan infections and 48 faecal samples from dogs >6 months of age were processed with the baermann technique to test for the excretion of lungworm larvae. the heart and pulmonary arteries of 30 dogs >6 months of age also were examined for nematode parasites. the intestinal parasite fauna of the ... | 2010 | 20878182 |
| parasites and vector-borne diseases in client-owned dogs in albania. intestinal and pulmonary endoparasite infections. | from march 2010 to april 2011 inclusive, feces from 602 client-owned dogs visiting four small animal clinics in tirana, albania, were examined using standard coproscopical techniques including giardia coproantigen elisa and immunofluorescent staining of giardia cysts. overall, samples of 245 dogs (40.7 %, 95 % ci 36.6-45.6) tested positive for at least one type of fecal endoparasite (protozoan and/or helminth and/or pentastomid) stage, of which 180 (29.9 %, 95 % ci 26.3-33.7) and 129 (21.9 %, 95 ... | 2015 | 26350379 |