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http://dx.doi.org/10.17555/jvc.2015.12.32.6.477

Prevalence of Canine Giardiasis in the Daejeon and Chungnam Area  

Chung, Dae-Wook (Department of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Sang-Eun (Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
You, Myung-Jo (College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosafety Research Centre, National University)
Seo, Kyoung-Won (Department of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Song, Kun-Ho (Department of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.32, no.6, 2015 , pp. 477-480 More about this Journal
Abstract
A total number of 100 fecal samples were examined for the presence of Giardia intestinalis infection in dogs using a Giardia ELISA kit (SNAP$^{(R)}$ test, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME). 49 males and 51 females were examined for a G. intestinalis infection in Daejeon and Chungnam area of South Korea. The overall positive rate of G. intestinalis infection was 12.00%. G. intestinalis infection resulted to be more prevalent in males (12.24%) than in females (11.76%), and in symptomatic dogs (18.18%) than in asymptomatic dogs (11.54%). There were no significant differences between the two groups. 19.60% being found in the < 2-year-old group, 4.08% in the over 2 year-old group. $X^2$ analysis revealed a significantly higher prevalence (p < 0.05) in the < 2-year-old group than in the other, and a significantly higher prevalence in dogs kept in a shared kennel (36.00%, p < 0.001). This study is the first survey of G. intestinalis infection prevalence in South Korea according to life style (particularly between dogs kept in a shared kennel and that of dogs kept separately) using an ELISA kit, and this study is expected to provide a useful reference for clinicians and breeders.
Keywords
Giardia intestinalis; prevalence; dog;
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