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Prevalence of Zoonotic Parasites of Street Dogs and Its Threats in Madi Valley, Chitwan, Nepal
Volume 9 | Issue 3 | December 2023
AUTHOR(S)
Rabin Bastakoti , Chet Raj Pathak, Amit Pandey, Amazon Acharya

ABSTRACT

The enduring companionship between humans and dogs traces back to ancient civilizations. However, the zoonotic diseases carried by dogs pose potential threats to public health. This study aims to examine the prevalence of zoonotic helminths in street dogs from the Madi Valley, a municipality surrounded by a national park. The analysis involves 204 rectally collected samples, and factors like age, sex, infestation patterns, and ward-wise distributions are considered. The formal ether sedimentation technique is employed to detect the presence of helminth ova, and descriptive statistics are utilized for dataset evaluation. Among the 204 samples, 81.86% (n=167) tested positive for helminth ova presence. Out of these, 46.11% (n=77) exhibited multiple parasite infestations in their feces, while the remaining 53.90% (n=90) had single parasite infestations. A significant concern arises from the fact that 77.24% (n=129) of these parasites are zoonotically important. When considering age-wise prevalence, the younger age group of 1-5 years showed a 82% prevalence (n=79), while the adult group of above 5 years exhibited an 83% prevalence (n=88) of parasite ova in their feces. Out of the positive samples, 58.09% (n=97) were from male dogs, whereas 41.91% (n=70) were from female dogs (p-value=0.087). This study underscores the importance of recognizing and managing zoonotic disease risks in the context of human-canine interactions. The presence of helminths among street dogs in the Madi Valley emphasizes the potential health threats and necessitates proactive measures to prevent the transmission of these parasites to humans.

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https://doi.org/10.62418/ijvph.9.3.2023.47-50
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Citation: Bastakoti R, Pathak CR, Pandey A, Acharya A. Prevalence of Zoonotic Parasites of Street Dogs and Its Threats in Madi Valley, Chitwan, Nepal. Indian Journal of Veterinary Public Health. 2023; 9(3): 47-50.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62418/ijvph.9.3.2023.47-50