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Detection of Helminth Eggs and Identification of Hookworm Species in Stray Cats, Dogs and Soil from Klang Valley, Malaysia.
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- Uncovering the Burden of Hookworm and Co-Infections in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review on Human and Small Animal Populations.Acta parasitologica · 2026Pooled it
- Exposure to Animal Feces and Human Health: A Systematic Review and Proposed Research Priorities.Environmental science & technology · 2017Pooled it
- Molecular Identification of Hookworm Isolates in Humans, Dogs and Soil in a Tribal Area in Tamil Nadu, India.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2016Trial
- Identification of Acantamoeba isolated from water resources located in the northwest of Iran by using the high-resolution melting analysis assay.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2026Article
- Public Spaces as Hotspots of Zoonotic Gastrointestinal Parasite Transmission: Evidence from Small Animal and Soil Surveillance in Malaysia.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2026Article
- The silent burden of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors in Malaysian public housing schemes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- One Health implications and first evidence of environmental contamination of helminths in soil from goat farms in Ratchaburi, Thailand.Parasitology research · 2025Article
- Genetic diversity of Ancylostoma ceylanicum and first molecular detection of Ancylostoma braziliense in stray dogs from Sarawak, Malaysia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Hookworm infections in carnivores in Iran: a One Health concern.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
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- Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of pets: Retrospective study at the veterinary teaching hospital, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia.Veterinary world · 2023Article
- Survey on the prevalence of intestinal parasites in domestic cats (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) in central Nepal.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Article
- A Case of Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection in a Suburban Area of Selangor, Malaysia.Acta parasitologica · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Molecular Characterization ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Detection ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2021Article
- A One Health Approach to Defining Animal and Human Helminth Exposure Risks in a Tribal Village in Southern India.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2021Article
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- Semi-domesticated dogs as a potential reservoir for zoonotic hookworms in Bangkok, Thailand.Veterinary world · 2020Article
- The Prevalence of Endoparasites of Free Ranging Cats (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
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Abstract
The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of helminth eggs excreted in the faeces of stray cats, dogs and in soil samples. A total of 505 fresh samples of faeces (from 227 dogs and 152 cats) and soil were collected. The egg stage was detected via microscopy after the application of formalin-ether concentration technique. Genomic DNA was extracted from the samples containing hookworm eggs and used for further identification to the species level using real-time polymerase chain reaction coupled with high resolution melting analysis. Microscopic observation showed that the overall prevalence of helminth eggs among stray cats and dogs was 75.7% (95% CI = 71.2%-79.9%), in which 87.7% of dogs and 57.9% of cats were infected with at least one parasite genus. Five genera of heliminth eggs were detected in the faecal samples, including hookworms (46.4%), Toxocara (11.1%), Trichuris (8.4%), Spirometra (7.4%) and Ascaris (2.4%). The prevalence of helminth infections among stray dogs was significantly higher than that among stray cats (p < 0.001). Only three genera of helminths were detected in soil samples with the prevalence of 23% (95% CI = 15.1%-31%), consisting of hookworms (16.6%), Ascaris (4%) and Toxocara (2.4%). The molecular identification of hookworm species revealed that Ancylostoma ceylanicum was dominant in both faecal and soil samples. The dog hookworm, Ancylostoma caninum, was also detected among cats, which is the first such occurrence reported in Malaysia till date. This finding indicated that there was a cross-infection of A. caninum between stray cats and dogs because of their coexistent within human communities. Taken together, these data suggest the potential role of stray cats and dogs as being the main sources of environmental contamination as well as for human infections.
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