Giardiasis in dogs and cats in the Belgrade area
Đardijoza pasa i mačaka u Beogradu
2002
Autori
Nikolić, AleksandraDimitrijević, Sanda
Đurković-Đaković, Olgica
Bobić, Branko
Maksimović-Mihajlović, Olga
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Giardia infection is an ongoing problem in Serbia, since 8,0% of the children in the Belgrade area are infected. In the light of the zoonotic potential of Giardia infection, a total of 248 companion animals (167 dogs and 81 cats) were examined for giardiasis in the same urban area. The overall rates of infection in dogs and cats were 14.4% (24/167) and 22.2 % (18/81), respectively. Significantly (p lt 0.05, p lt 0.01) higher infection rates were found in stray (18.7%) and farm (36.4%) dogs than in household pets (7.4%). Furthermore, the rate of infection was significantly (p lt 0.01) higher in domestic cats than in household dogs (22.2%vs. 7.4%). The owners and all 16 of their family members of five out of the six household pet dogs excreting Giardia were Giardia-negative, while both the owner of one dog and the only other family member were Giardia-positive. The data demonstrate that potential animal reservoirs (dogs and cats) exist in urban Serbia and underline the possibility of tra...nsmission between dog and man in close contact, thus having important implications for the epidemiology of giardiasis in urban areas.
Kako nalaz 8% inficirane dece u Beogradu pokazuje da Giardia predstavlja važan zdravstveni problem u Srbiji, a postoje indicije da je đardijoza zoonoza, u cilju provere pretpostavki o mogućoj ulozi pasa i mačaka urbanih sredina kao potencijalnih rezervoara infekcije ljudi, u studiji je ispitano 248 ovih životinja (167 pasa i 81 mačaka) sa područja grada Beograda. Ustanovljena je prevalenca infekcije od 14,4% (24/167) kod pasa i 22,2% (18/81) kod mačaka. Značajno su češće (p lt 0,05, p lt 0,01) bill inficirani kako psi lutalice (18,6%) i psi savojnefarme (36,4%), tako i kućne mačke (14,4%) u odnosu na pse kućne ljubimce (7,4%). Kod šest pasa kućnih ljubimaca koji su bili Giardia-pozitivni, pet vlasnika i 16 članova njihovih porodica su bili Giardia-negativni, dok je u jednim slučaju ustanovljena istovremena infekcija psa, vlasnika i preostalog člana te porodice. Rezultati ove studije doprinose boljem razumevanju epidemiologije ove patogene protpzoe na našim prostorima, dokazujući postoj...anje značajnih izvora Giardia infekcije kod pasa i mačaka u urbanim uslovima, koji zbog bliskih kontakta kućnih ljubimca i ljudi, mogu biti odgovorni za humanu infekciju.
Ključne reči:
Giardia / dogs / cats / urban areaIzvor:
Acta Veterinaria-Beograd, 2002, 52, 1, 43-48Izdavač:
- Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd
DOI: 10.2298/AVB0201043N
ISSN: 0567-8315
WoS: 000174626600006
Scopus: 2-s2.0-0037000443
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Nikolić, Aleksandra AU - Dimitrijević, Sanda AU - Đurković-Đaković, Olgica AU - Bobić, Branko AU - Maksimović-Mihajlović, Olga PY - 2002 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/212 AB - Giardia infection is an ongoing problem in Serbia, since 8,0% of the children in the Belgrade area are infected. In the light of the zoonotic potential of Giardia infection, a total of 248 companion animals (167 dogs and 81 cats) were examined for giardiasis in the same urban area. The overall rates of infection in dogs and cats were 14.4% (24/167) and 22.2 % (18/81), respectively. Significantly (p lt 0.05, p lt 0.01) higher infection rates were found in stray (18.7%) and farm (36.4%) dogs than in household pets (7.4%). Furthermore, the rate of infection was significantly (p lt 0.01) higher in domestic cats than in household dogs (22.2%vs. 7.4%). The owners and all 16 of their family members of five out of the six household pet dogs excreting Giardia were Giardia-negative, while both the owner of one dog and the only other family member were Giardia-positive. The data demonstrate that potential animal reservoirs (dogs and cats) exist in urban Serbia and underline the possibility of transmission between dog and man in close contact, thus having important implications for the epidemiology of giardiasis in urban areas. AB - Kako nalaz 8% inficirane dece u Beogradu pokazuje da Giardia predstavlja važan zdravstveni problem u Srbiji, a postoje indicije da je đardijoza zoonoza, u cilju provere pretpostavki o mogućoj ulozi pasa i mačaka urbanih sredina kao potencijalnih rezervoara infekcije ljudi, u studiji je ispitano 248 ovih životinja (167 pasa i 81 mačaka) sa područja grada Beograda. Ustanovljena je prevalenca infekcije od 14,4% (24/167) kod pasa i 22,2% (18/81) kod mačaka. Značajno su češće (p lt 0,05, p lt 0,01) bill inficirani kako psi lutalice (18,6%) i psi savojnefarme (36,4%), tako i kućne mačke (14,4%) u odnosu na pse kućne ljubimce (7,4%). Kod šest pasa kućnih ljubimaca koji su bili Giardia-pozitivni, pet vlasnika i 16 članova njihovih porodica su bili Giardia-negativni, dok je u jednim slučaju ustanovljena istovremena infekcija psa, vlasnika i preostalog člana te porodice. Rezultati ove studije doprinose boljem razumevanju epidemiologije ove patogene protpzoe na našim prostorima, dokazujući postojanje značajnih izvora Giardia infekcije kod pasa i mačaka u urbanim uslovima, koji zbog bliskih kontakta kućnih ljubimca i ljudi, mogu biti odgovorni za humanu infekciju. PB - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd T2 - Acta Veterinaria-Beograd T1 - Giardiasis in dogs and cats in the Belgrade area T1 - Đardijoza pasa i mačaka u Beogradu VL - 52 IS - 1 SP - 43 EP - 48 DO - 10.2298/AVB0201043N ER -
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Nikolić, A., Dimitrijević, S., Đurković-Đaković, O., Bobić, B.,& Maksimović-Mihajlović, O.. (2002). Giardiasis in dogs and cats in the Belgrade area. in Acta Veterinaria-Beograd Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd., 52(1), 43-48. https://doi.org/10.2298/AVB0201043N
Nikolić A, Dimitrijević S, Đurković-Đaković O, Bobić B, Maksimović-Mihajlović O. Giardiasis in dogs and cats in the Belgrade area. in Acta Veterinaria-Beograd. 2002;52(1):43-48. doi:10.2298/AVB0201043N .
Nikolić, Aleksandra, Dimitrijević, Sanda, Đurković-Đaković, Olgica, Bobić, Branko, Maksimović-Mihajlović, Olga, "Giardiasis in dogs and cats in the Belgrade area" in Acta Veterinaria-Beograd, 52, no. 1 (2002):43-48, https://doi.org/10.2298/AVB0201043N . .