dc.contributor.author | Makau, DN | |
dc.contributor.author | Mulei, CM | |
dc.contributor.author | Mutembei, H M | |
dc.contributor.author | Muraya, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Aleri, JW | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-10-29T06:11:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-10-29T06:11:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-09-18 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Makau, D. N., Mulei, C. M., Mutembei, H. M., Muraya, J., & Aleri, J. W. (2015). Assessment of fecal parasitism for decision making in continued deworming of slum stray dogs in Nairobi areas of Kenya. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, 7(11), 328-330. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/hmutembei/files/mutembei-makau_2015-fecal_evaluation.pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/92106 | |
dc.description.abstract | The objective of this
study was to establish
the density of infestation of slum dogs with gastrointestinal
helminths in
locations
where vaccination and deworming
campaigns
had been carried out for a period
of 3 years. A total of 150 dogs were randomly sampled from a total
of
3
00 animals that were attended to
in a
rabies
control campaign in Nairobi slum areas between the months of July
and
September, 2011.
Eggs per gram
(EPG)
and worm identification were done from the fecal samples of the animals included
in the study and the pr
evalence on age, sex and breed were also determined. The
EPG
were
generally
high
for
both hookworms and ascarids
with
a range of 1083
to
1105 and 515
to
637
,
respectively. The
larvae of the most prevalent species identified were
Ancylostoma caninum
and
Tox
ocara canis
.
There
was no statistical significant difference
(P
=0.9
)
between EPG counts in males and females at p<0.05
.
The prevalence was high among the puppies at
58.8%
(44/75
) as compared to the adult dogs
at 38.3%
(
29/75
)
when
P
=
0.
01
.
From the findin
gs of this study
,
it
was
concluded that the
density of infestation of
stray slum dogs with gastro
intestinal worms
was
high and there
fore
there is
need to address routine
and strategic deworming | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.subject | Prevalence, helminths, dogs, Kenya | en_US |
dc.title | Assessment of fecal parasitism for decision making in continued deworming of slum stray dogs in Nairobi areas of Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |