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KMID : 1094020150320060477
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2015 Volume.32 No. 6 p.477 ~ p.480
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Prevalence of Canine Giardiasis in the Daejeon and Chungnam Area
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Chung Dae-Wook
Seo Kyoung-Won
Song Kun-Ho
Lee Sang-Eun
You Myung-jo
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Abstract
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A total number of 100 fecal samples were examined for the presence of Giardia intestinalis infection indogs using a Giardia ELISA kit (SNAP® test, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME). 49 males and 51 femaleswere examined for a G. intestinalis infection in Daejeon and Chungnam area of South Korea. The overall positiverate of G. intestinalis infection was 12.00%. G. intestinalis infection resulted to be more prevalent in males (12.24%)than in females (11.76%), and in symptomatic dogs (18.18%) than in asymptomatic dogs (11.54%). There were nosignificant differences between the two groups. 19.60% being found in the < 2-year-old group, 4.08% in the over 2year-old group. X2 analysis revealed a significantly higher prevalence (p < 0.05) in the < 2-year-old group than in theother, and a significantly higher prevalence in dogs kept in a shared kennel (36.00%, p < 0.001). This study is thefirst survey of G. intestinalis infection prevalence in South Korea according to life style (particularly between dogskept in a shared kennel and that of dogs kept separately) using an ELISA kit, and this study is expected to providea useful reference for clinicians and breeders.
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KEYWORD
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Giardia intestinalis, prevalence, dog
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