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Table 3 Number (%) [95% CI] of dogs and parks with ≥ 1 sample positive for intestinal parasites by coproantigen immunoassay or centrifugal flotation

From: Detection of gastrointestinal parasitism at recreational canine sites in the USA: the DOGPARCS study

Parasite species

Dogs

Dog parks

n (%) [95% CI]

(N = 3006)

n (%) [95% CI]

(N = 288)

Any parasitic speciesa

622 (20.7) [19.3–22.2]

245 (85.1) [80.5–88.8]

Nematodesb and/or Giardia

609 (20.3) [18.9–21.7]

243 (84.4) [79.7–88.1]

Giardia spp.

391 (13.0) [11.9–14.3]

213 (74.0) [68.6–78.7]

Nematodesb

263 (8.8) [7.8–9.8]

143 (49.7) [43.9–55.4]

Hookworms

214 (7.1) [6.3–8.1]

125 (43.4) [37.8–49.2]

Whipworms

58 (1.9) [1.5–2.5]

52 (18.1) [14.0–22.9]

Eimeria spp.

37 (1.2) [0.9–1.7]

33 (11.5) [8.2–15.7]

Ascarids

17 (0.6) [0.3–0.8]

16 (5.6) [3.4–8.9]

Cystoisospora

16 (0.5) [0.3–0.9]

16 (5.6) [3.4–8.9]

Alaria

1 (0.0) [0–0.2]

1 (0.4) [0–2.1]

Capillariids

2 (0.1) [0–0.3]

1 (0.4) [0–2.1]

Spirometra

2 (0.1) [0–0.3]

2 (0.7) [0–2.7]

Taeniids

1 (0.0) [0–0.2]

1 (0.4) [0–2.1]

  1. aIncludes all parasitic species of nematodes, as well as Alaria, Cystoisospora and Spirometra and taeniids
  2. bNematodes: hookworms, whipworms, ascarids (includes co-infections)
  3. Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval