Table 4 Prevalence of Gastrointestinal parasites of dogs in selected districts of Southern Mozambique (N = 723)
Parasites | Mapai N = 64(%) | Mabote N = 109 (%) | Chibuto N = 162(%) | Massingire N = 388(%) | TOTAL N = 723 (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ancylostomaspp | 25(39.1) | 48(44.0) | 80(49.4) | 215(55.4) | 368(50.9) | < 0.05 |
Toxocaraspp | 2(3.1) | 6(5.5) | 9(5.6) | 12(3.1) | 29(4.0) | 0.616 |
Trichurisspp | 3(4.7) | 6(5.5) | 4(2.5) | 26(6.7) | 39(5.4) | 0.387 |
Spirocercaspp | 3(4.7) | 11(10.1) | 8(4.9) | 33(8.5) | 55(7.6) | 0.419 |
Dipylidium caninum | 4(6.3) | 6(5.5) | 2(1.2) | 49(12.6) | 61(8.4) | 0.051 |
Taenidae eggs | 2(3.1) | 0 | 6(3.7) | 9(2.3) | 17(2.4) | 0.09 |
Isosporaspp | 6(9.4) | 14(12.8) | 6(3.7) | 37(9.5) | 63(8.7) | 0.095 |
Giardiaspp | 1(1.6) | 0 | 8(4.9) | 7(1.8) | 16(2.2) | < 0.01 |
Cryptosporidiumspp | 1(1.6) | 0 | 3(1.9) | 8(2.1) | 12(1.7) | 0.062 |
Sarcocystisspp | 6(9.4) | 14(12.8) | 6(3.7) | 37(9.5) | 63(8.7) | 0.343 |