Shola David Ola-Fadunsin, Aminat Bisola Abdulrauf, Donea Abdulrazak Abdullah, Isau Aremu Ganiyu, Karimat Hussain, Idiat Modupe Sanda, Musa Rabiu, Olatunde Babatunde Akanbi
Dogs are the most cosmopolitan pets of humans and as such a means of transmitting zoonotic parasites to their owners. This study was designed to investigate the diversity, prevalence, pattern of infection, intensity of infections, and the risk factors associated with gastrointestinal parasites of dogs in Kwara Central, North Central, Nigeria. Three hundred and five clinically healthy dogs were sampled. Faecal samples were subjected to the direct smear, simple faecal centrifugation flotation, formol-ether concentration, and the Modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining techniques...
January 3, 2023: Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases