Prevalence of zoonotic intestinal helminths in pet dogs and cats in the Belgrade area

Figures & data

Table 1. The number of marked and vaccinated dogs and cats in the Belgrade area in the period from 2011 to 2014.

Year	Type of record	Animal species
		Dogs	Cats
2011.	No. of marked animals	16.422	1.648
	No. of vaccinated animals	39.205	3.513
2012.	No. of marked animals	13.797	1.443
	No. of vaccinated animals	39.731	3.161
2013.	No. of marked animals	9.033	1.204
	No. of vaccinated animals	36.800	2.955
2014.	No. of marked animals	7.307	760
	No. of vaccinated animals	28.515	2.186

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Republic of Serbia – Veterinary Directorate.

Table 2. The prevalence of intestinal helminths in dogs of different ages.

Parasite species	Age category (years)
	0–1 (n = 207)		1–8 (n = 195)		≥8 (n = 19)		Total (n = 421)		χ^2	P
	No. infected	%	No. infected	%	No. infected	%	No. infected	%
T. canis	40	19.32	29	14.87	1	5.26	70	16.62	3.29	.19
Ancylostomatidae	0	0	13	16.66	3	15.78	16	3.80	20.03	.00***
T. vulpis	2	0.96	13	6.66	2	10.52	17	4.03	10.58	.00***
D. caninum	0	0	94	48.20	10	52.63	104	24.70	133.8	.00***

***P < .001.

Table 3. The prevalence of intestinal helminths in cats of different ages.

Parasite species	Age category (years)
	0–1 (n = 42)		1–8 (n = 54)		≥8 (n = 11)		Total (n = 107)		χ^2	P
	No. infected	%	No. infected	%	No. infected	%	No. infected	%
T. mystax	1	2.38	13	24.07	0	27.27	17	15.88	11.62	.00***
Ancylostomatidae	0	0	2	22.22	0	0	2	1.87	2.00	.37
T. Vulpis	0	0	1	1.85	0	0	1	0.93	0.99	.61
D. caninum	0	0	17	31.48	6	54.54	23	21.49	21.81	.00***

***P < .001.

Table 4. The prevalence of mixed infection with two species of intestinal helminths in dogs of different ages.

Parasite species	Age category (years)
	0–1 (n = 207)		1–8 (n = 195)		≥8 (n = 19)		Total (n = 421)		χ^2	P
	No. infected	%	No. infected	%	No. infected	%	No. infected	%
T. canis Ancylostomatidae	0	0	1	0.51	0	0	1	0.24	1.16	.56
T. canis T. vulpis	1	0.48	1	0.51	0	0	2	0.48	0.1	.95
T. canis D. caninum	0	0	10	5.12	0	0	10	2.37	11.87	.00***
Ancylostomatidae T. vulpis	0	0	1	0.51	0	0	1	24.70	1.16	.56
Ancylostomatidae D. caninum	0	0	1	0.51	0	0	1	0.24	1.16	.56
T. vulpis D. caninum	0	0	1	0.51	0	0	1	0.24	1.16	.56

***P < .001.

Table 5. The prevalence of mixed infection with three species of intestinal helminths in dogs of different ages.

Parasite species	Age category (years)
	0–1 (n = 42)		1–8 (n = 54)		≥8 (n = 11)		Total (n = 107)		χ^2	P
	No. infected	%	No. infected	%	No. infected	%	No. infected	%
T. canis Ancylostomatidae D. caninum	0	0	1	0.51	0	0	1	0.24	1.16	.56
T. canis T. vulpis D. caninum	0	0	1	0.51	0	0	1	0.24	1.16	.56
Ancylostomatidae T. vulpis D. caninum	0	0	0	0	2	10.53	2	0.48	42.52	.00***

***P < .001.

Table 6. The prevalence of mixed infection with two species of intestinal helminths in cats of different ages.

Parasite species	Age category (years)
	0–1 (n = 42)		1–8 (n = 54)		≥8 (n = 11)		Total (n = 107)		χ^2	P
	No. infected	%	No. infected	%	No. infected	%	No. infected	%
T. mystax Ancylostomatidae	0	0	1	1.85	0	0	1	0.93	0.99	.61
T. mystax D. caninum	0	0	3	5.55	2	18.18	5	4.67	6.66	.03*
Ancylostomatidae D. caninum	0	0	1	1.85	0	0	1	0.93	0.99	.61
T. vulpis D. caninum	0	0	1	1.85	0	0	1	0.93	0.99	.61

*P < .05.