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J Vet Clin 2015; 32(6): 477-480
https://doi.org/10.17555/jvc.2015.12.32.6.477
Published online December 31, 2015
Dae-Wook Chung1, Sang-Eun Lee2,*, Myung-Jo You3,*, Kyoung-Won Seo1, Kun-Ho Song1
Copyright © The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics.
A total number of 100 fecal samples were examined for the presence of Giardia intestinalis infection in dogs using a Giardia ELISA kit (SNAP® test, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME). 49 males and 51 females were examined for a G. intestinalis infection in Daejeon and Chungnam area of South Korea. The overall positive rate 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 no significant differences between the two groups. 19.60% being found in the < 2-year-old group, 4.08% in the over 2 year-old group. X2 analysis revealed a significantly higher prevalence (p < 0.05) in the < 2-year-old group than in the other, and a significantly higher prevalence in dogs kept in a shared kennel (36.00%, p < 0.001). This study is the first survey of G. intestinalis infection prevalence in South Korea according to life style (particularly between dogs kept in a shared kennel and that of dogs kept separately) using an ELISA kit, and this study is expected to provide a useful reference for clinicians and breeders.
Keywords: Giardia intestinalis, prevalence, dog
J Vet Clin 2015; 32(6): 477-480
Published online December 31, 2015 https://doi.org/10.17555/jvc.2015.12.32.6.477
Copyright © The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics.
Dae-Wook Chung1, Sang-Eun Lee2,*, Myung-Jo You3,*, Kyoung-Won Seo1, Kun-Ho Song1
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, South Korea
*Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongwon-gun 363-951, South Korea
**College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosafety Research Centre, National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea
A total number of 100 fecal samples were examined for the presence of Giardia intestinalis infection in dogs using a Giardia ELISA kit (SNAP® test, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME). 49 males and 51 females were examined for a G. intestinalis infection in Daejeon and Chungnam area of South Korea. The overall positive rate 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 no significant differences between the two groups. 19.60% being found in the < 2-year-old group, 4.08% in the over 2 year-old group. X2 analysis revealed a significantly higher prevalence (p < 0.05) in the < 2-year-old group than in the other, and a significantly higher prevalence in dogs kept in a shared kennel (36.00%, p < 0.001). This study is the first survey of G. intestinalis infection prevalence in South Korea according to life style (particularly between dogs kept in a shared kennel and that of dogs kept separately) using an ELISA kit, and this study is expected to provide a useful reference for clinicians and breeders.
Keywords: Giardia intestinalis, prevalence, dog
