Gastro-intestinal helmints that detected with fecal examination in stray dogs in Aydın district

Gastro-intestinal Helminths That Detected with Fecal Examination in Stray Dogs in Aydın District Fecal specimens of a total 200 dogs were examinated by native, Fulleborn's floatation and Benedek's sedimentation methods to determine the spread of gastro intestinal helminth infections in stray dogs in Aydm Municipality Animal Shelter and Kuşadası Municipality Animal Shelter. Helminth infections were encountered in 82 (41%) of the faecal samples examined. One cestode and four nematode eggs were found in the infected faecal samples. Helminth eggs found were identified as follows: Taenia spp. (7.5%), Toxacara spp. (20%), Toxascaris leonina (1%), Uncinaria stenocephala (21%), ve Trichuris vulpis (1.5%). No trematod eggs and nematod larvae were determined in this study. Sixty-six (80.48%), thirteen (15.85%), three (2.43%), one (1.21%) of the infected dogs were found with one, two, three and four different helminth species respectively. The highest infection rate was found in dogs younger than 1 year old. No significant difference was observed in dogs between different sexes. This study was also aimed to inform public health offices about zoonose gastro-intestinal helminths in Aydm Province. Several zoonose helminths such as Taenia spp, Toxocara spp. and U. stenocephala were found by fecal examination in this study. Determination of zoonose helminth in the study point out that there is a threath for public health and the necessary control measures should be taken as soon as possible.Key words: Aydm Province, gastro-intestinal helminths, stray dog.