Table 3 Summary of the minimum, maximum, mean intensity, and standard deviation from mean of adult intestinal helminths in 105 dogs confirmed heartworm negative by necropsy, number of dogs with no helminths recovered but ova or proglottids detected, DiroCHEK® antigen results, specificity both with and without heat ICD

Ancylostoma caninum

72

1

427

44.09

64.09

0

0

Ancylostoma braziliense

1

4

4

4

0

0

0

Dipylidium caninum

37

1

61

7.05

11.54

0

0

Toxocara canis

4

1

2

1.25

0.5

0

0

Trichuris vulpis

15

1

93

9.4

25.8

0

0

Spirometra mansonoides

1

2

2

2

0

0

0

Macracanthorhynchus ingens

1

3

3

3

0

0

0

Ancylostoma sp. ova only

11

0

0

Ancylostoma sp., T. vulpis ova only

1

0

0

D. caninum: proglottids

7

0

0

T. vulpis ova only

2

0

0

Necropsy/flotation no parasites detected

12

0

0

Sensitivity 100%

Sensitivity 100%