Table 2 Intestinal parasites in canids based on eggs and oocysts recovered in the faeces from Djerba-Zarzis regions
From: Gastrointestinal parasites of canids, a latent risk to human health in Tunisia
Dogs (N = 256) | Wild canids (N = 104) | Dogs vs wild canids | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | % (n) | Chi-square test | P-value | |
Toxocara spp. | 34.3 (88) | 16.3 (17) | 11.63 | 0.0006 |
Taeniidae | 23.4 (60) | 0 (0) | 29.25 | < 0.0001 |
E. granulosus a | 22.6 (58) | 0 (0) | 28.95 | < 0.0001 |
Ancylostoma spp. | 5.4 (14) | 3.8 (4) | 0.41 | 0.5219 |
Trichuris spp. | 2.7 (7) | 6.3 (7) | 3.16 | 0.0754 |
Capillaria spp. | 0.4 (1) | 9.6 (10) | 21.25 | < 0.0001 |
Spirocerca spp. | 0 (0) | 1.9 (2) | 4.95 | 0.0260 |
Coccidia | 9.3 (24) | 7.7 (8) | 0.25 | 0.6108 |