Prevalence and public health relevance of enteric parasites in domestic dogs and cats in the region of Madrid (Spain) with an emphasis on Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium sp.

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dc.contributor.authorMateo Barrientos, Marta
dc.contributor.authorMontoya Matute, Ana
dc.contributor.authorBailo Barroso, Begoña
dc.contributor.authorKöster, Pamela C.
dc.contributor.authorDashti, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorHernández Castro, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorSaugar, José M.
dc.contributor.authorMatas, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorXiao, Lihua
dc.contributor.authorCarmena, David
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T14:45:45Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T14:45:45Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-19
dc.description2023 Acuerdos transformativos CRUE
dc.description.abstractBackground: Pet dogs and cats exert an unquestionable beneficial effect in the well-being of their owners, but can also act as a source of zoonotic infections if improperly cared. Objectives: We investigated the occurrence, risk factors, genetic variability and zoonotic potential of intestinal parasites in dogs and cats attended in a clinical veterinary setting in Spain. Methods: Canine (n = 252) and feline (n = 35) faecal samples were collected during 2017–2019 and analysed by coproparasitological methods. A rapid lateral immunochromatographic test (ICT) was used for detecting Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium sp. Samples positive at microscopy examination and/or ICT were reassessed by molecular methods. Results: Overall, 48.8% (123/252) of dogs and 48.6% (17/35) of cats were infected by enteric parasites. In dogs, G. duodenalis was the most prevalent species (40.9%), followed by Cystoisospora sp. (7.1%), and Toxocara canis (5.2%). In cats, Joyeuxiella sp. and Toxocara cati were the dominant species (20.0% each), followed by G. duodenalis (14.3%), D. caninum (5.7%) and Cystoisospora felis and Toxascaris leonina (2.9% each). Pups and kittens were more likely to harbour intestinal parasites and develop clinical signs. Sequence analyses of dog isolates revealed the presence of assemblages A (n = 1), C (n = 4), D (n = 4) and C+D (n = 1) within G. duodenalis; C. parvum (n = 1) and C. canis (n = 4) within Cryptosporidium and PtEb IX (n = 1) in Enterocytozoon bieneusi. A novel C. canis subtype family, named XXi, is reported. Conclusions: Our results highlight that (i) well-cared dogs carry zoonotic enteric protozoan parasites of public health relevance, (ii) proper hygiene practices and routine veterinary treatment are essential to prevent zoonotic infections, (iii) vulnerable populations should avoid contact with pups/kittens with diarrhoea and (iv) infected dogs might be major contributors to the environmental contamination with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) eggs.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Sanidad Animal
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Microbiología y Parasitología
dc.description.facultyFac. de Veterinaria
dc.description.facultyFac. de Farmacia
dc.description.fundingtypeAPC financiada por la UCM
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.sponsorshipInstituto de Salud Carlos III
dc.description.sponsorshipMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundación Alfonso X el Sabio
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.citationMateo, M., Montoya, A., Bailo, B., Köster, P. C., Dashti, A., Hernández-Castro, C., Saugar, J. M., Matas, P., Xiao, L., & Carmena, D. (2023). Prevalence and public health relevance of enteric parasites in domestic dogs and cats in the region of Madrid (Spain) with an emphasis on Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium sp.. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 9, 2542–2558. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.1270
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/vms3.1270
dc.identifier.issn2053-1095
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.1270
dc.identifier.pmid37725371
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104551
dc.issue.number6
dc.journal.titleVeterinary Medicine and Science
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final2558
dc.page.initial2542
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/PI19CIII/00029
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FUAX//1.011.019
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subject.cdu636.09:616.99
dc.subject.keywordGenotyping
dc.subject.keywordHelminths
dc.subject.keywordPrevention
dc.subject.keywordProtists
dc.subject.keywordSmall animal clinic
dc.subject.keywordTransmission
dc.subject.keywordZoonosis
dc.subject.ucmVeterinaria
dc.subject.unesco2401.12 Parasitología Animal
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