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Table 3 Prevalence of intestinal parasites (%) in fecal samples from shelter dogs and cats from each Canadian province

From: Parasite prevalence in fecal samples from shelter dogs and cats across the Canadian provinces

Parasite

Dogs NL

Cats NL

Dogs NS

Cats NS

Dogs NB

Cats NB

Dogs PE

Cats PE

Dogs QC

Cats QC

Dogs ON

Cats ON

Dogs MB

Cats MB

Dogs SK

Cats SK

Dogs AB

Cats AB

Dogs BC

Cats BC

Dogs Total

Cats Total

n

18

28

25

6

35

16

23

31

270

114

352

171

60

35

46

34

122

106

135

95

1086

636

Toxocara canis

0.0

n/a

16.0

n/a

5.7

n/a

17.4

n/a

12.6

n/a

11.9

n/a

11.7

n/a

13.0

n/a

11.5

n/a

18.5

n/a

12.7

n/a

Toxocara cati

n/a

14.3

n/a

16.7

n/a

43.8

n/a

22.6

n/a

12.3

n/a

22.8

n/a

22.9

n/a

8.8

n/a

12.3

n/a

9.5

n/a

16.5

Toxascaris leonina

0.0

n/a

0.0

n/a

0.0

n/a

0.0

n/a

3.0

n/a

0.6a

n/a

3.3

n/a

6.5

n/a

8.2b

n/a

5.9

n/a

3.0

n/a

Ancylostoma caninum

0.0

n/a

4.0

n/a

5.7

n/a

0.0

n/a

3.0

n/a

4.8

n/a

3.3

n/a

2.2

n/a

0.8

n/a

1.5

n/a

3.1

n/a

Uncinaria stenocephala

5.6

n/a

8.0

n/a

0.0

n/a

0.0

n/a

0.7

n/a

4.5

n/a

6.7

n/a

4.3

n/a

3.3

n/a

0.7

n/a

2.9

n/a

Ancylostoma tubaeforme

n/a

0.0

n/a

0.0

n/a

0.0

n/a

0.0

n/a

3.5

n/a

5.3b

n/a

0.0

n/a

0.0

n/a

0.0

n/a

0.0

n/a

2.0

Taeniid

0.0

3.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

18.8

0.0

6.5

0.0

2.6

2.6

3.5

3.3

8.6

0.0

5.9

4.1

5.7

0.7

2.1

1.6

4.4

Trichuris vulpis

5.6

n/a

8.0

n/a

0.0

n/a

4.3

n/a

0.7b

n/a

10.2c

n/a

1.7

n/a

0.0

n/a

0.8

n/a

3.0

n/a

4.4

n/a

Capillarid eggs

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

18.8

4.3

0.0

0.0

2.6

1.1

2.9

0.0

2.9

0.0

5.9

0.8

0.0

1.5

2,1

0.7

2.5

Cystoisospora

5.6

7.1

0.0

0.0

17.1

12.5

8.7

6.5

4.8a

9.6

11.6

25.7c

10.0

11.4

15.2

11.8

12.3

9.4

16.3

10.5

10.4

14.0

Giardia

0.0

0.0

4.0

0.0

5.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

5.2

2.6

2.8

1.8

3.3

0.0

4.3

0.0

3.3

2.8

2.2

0.0

3.5

1.4

Cryptosporidium

5.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

8.6

0.0

4.3

0.0

3.3

0.0

3.4

0.6

1.7

0.0

2.2

0.0

2.5

4.7b

1.5

2.1

3.0

1.3

Sarcocystis

5.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

5.7

0.0

4.3

0.0

1.9

0.0

2.6

0.0

8.3

0.0

4.3

0.0

16.4c

0.0

3.0

1.1

4.5

0.2

All parasitesd

16.7

21.4

28.0

16.7

37.1

56.3

39.1

32.3

27.8

27.2

36.6

43.3a

35.0

37.1

39.1

32.4

39.3

25.5

33.3

21.1

33.9

31.8

  1. a = p < 0.01; b= p < 0.05; c = p < 0.0001; dAll parasites include many cases of multiple infections.
  2. p values relate to shelter dog and shelter cat populations separately. n/a: Species not a usual host or parasite, not identified in the species.
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