Table 1 Prevalence of intestinal parasites (%) in fecal samples from shelter dogs and cats by age group

Toxocara canis

12.7 (10.8-14.8)

n/a

20.9 (17.5-24.5)

n/a

4.5 (2.9-6.6)

n/a

Toxocara cati

n/a

16.5 (13.7-19.6)

n/a

23.5 (19.0-28.4)

n/a

8.8 (5.9-12.6)

Toxascaris leonina

3.0 (2.1-4.2)

n/a

4.6 (3.0-6.7)

n/a

1.5 (0.6-2.9)

n/a

Ancylostoma caninum

3.1 (2.2-4.3)

n/a

3.3 (2.0-5.2)

n/a

3.0 (1.7-4.8)

n/a

Uncinaria stenocephala

2.9 (2.0-4.1)

n/a

4.0 (2.5-6.0)

n/a

1.9 (0.9-3.4)

n/a

Ancylostoma tubaeforme

n/a

2.0 (1.1-3.5)

n/a

2.1 (0.9-4.3)

n/a

2.0 (0.7-4.2)

Taeniid^b

1.6 (0.9-2.5)

4.4 (2.9-6.3)

1.1 (0.4-2.4)

2.7 (1.3-5.1)

2.0 (1.0-3.6)

5.9 (3.5-9.1)

Trichuris vulpis

4.4 (3.3-5.8)

n/a

4.2 (2.7-6.3)

n/a

4.6 (3.0-6.8)

n/a

Capillarid eggs

0.7 (0.3-1.4)

2.5 (1.4-4.1)

1.1 (0.4-2.4)

1.2 (0.3-3.1)

0.4 (0.0-1.3)

3.9 (2.0-6.7)

Cystoisospora

10.4 (8.7-12.4)

14.0 (11.4-16.9)

12.6 (10.0-15.7)

16.8 (12.9-21.3)

8.2 (6.0-10.8)

11.1 (7.8-15.2)

Giardia

3.5 (2.5-4.8)

1.4 (0.6-2.7)

5.5 (3.7-7.8)

2.1 (0.9-4.3)

1.5 (0.6-2.9)

0.7 (0.1-2.3)

Cryptosporidium

3.0 (2.1-4.2)

1.3 (0.5-2.5)

4.9 (3.3-7.1)

2.1 (0.9-4.3)

1.1 (0.4-2.4)

0.3 (0.0-1.8)

Sarcocystis

4.5 (3.4-5.9)

0.2 (0.0-0.9)

4.4 (2.8-6.5)

0.0 (0.0-1.1)

4.6 (3.0-6.8)

0.3 (0.0-1.8)

All parasites^a

33.9 (31.1-36.8)

31.8 (28.2-35.5)

43.8 (39.6-48.1)

39.0 (33.7-44.5)

23.9 (20.4-27.8)

23.9 (19.2-29.0)