Statistical results of the comparisons among gender, lifestyle and age groups of 450 dogs with P values of Pearson’s or Fisher’s tests (ns: not significant, -means that the test was not performed due to very low number of positive cases)
| Tests results on 450 dogs | Gender | Lifestyle | Age | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | M | P values | hunting | non hunting | P values | ≤1 year | 1 – 7 years | ≥7 years | P values | |
| Cardio-respiratory parasites | ||||||||||
| Eucoleus aerophilus | 25 | 18 | 0.0263 | 43 | 0 | 0.0001 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 0.005 |
| Eucoleus boehmi | 1 | 6 | ns | 2 | 5 | 0.0093 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ns |
| Angiostrongylus vasorum | 1 | 2 | ns | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | ns |
| Crenosoma vulpis | 1 | 0 | ns | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | ns |
| Intestinal parasites | ||||||||||
| Toxocara canis | 36 | 54 | ns | 80 | 10 | 0.0019 | 13 | 53 | 24 | ns |
| Trichuris vulpis | 32 | 48 | ns | 51 | 29 | 0.0032 | 13 | 53 | 14 | ns |
| Ancylostomatidae | 26 | 28 | ns | 51 | 3 | 0.0009 | 12 | 31 | 11 | ns |
| Coccidia | 4 | 8 | ns | 9 | 3 | ns | 3 | 6 | 3 | ns |
| Toxascaris leonina | 3 | 5 | ns | 8 | 0 | ns | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.009 |
| Aonchotheca putorii | 4 | 4 | ns | 8 | 0 | ns | 0 | 5 | 3 | ns |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Dipylidium caninum | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Physaloptera spp. | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Results of copromicroscopic examination by flotation in centrifuge of the faecal samples of 450 dogs (%: prevalence value; CI: Confidence Interval)
| Flotation results of 450 dogs | N tot. pos. | % | CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardio – respiratory parasites | |||
| Eucoleus aerophilus | 43 | 9.6 | 6.8 – 12.3 |
| Eucoleus boehmi | 7 | 1.6 | 0.4 – 2.7 |
| Angiostrongylus vasorum | 3 | 0.7 | 0 – 1.4 |
| Crenosoma vulpis | 1 | 0.2 | 0 – 0.7 |
| Intestinal parasites | |||
| Toxocara canis | 90 | 20.0 | 16.3 – 23.7 |
| Trichuris vulpis | 80 | 17.8 | 14.2 – 21.3 |
| Ancylostomatidae | 54 | 12.0 | 9.0 – 15.0 |
| Coccidia | 12 | 2.7 | 1.2 – 4.2 |
| Toxascaris leonina | 8 | 1.8 | 0.6 – 3.0 |
| Aonchotheca putorii | 8 | 1.8 | 0.6 – 3.0 |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 5 | 1.1 | 0.1 – 2.1 |
| Dipylidium caninum | 1 | 0.2 | 0 – 0.7 |
| Physaloptera spp. | 1 | 0.2 | 0 – 0.7 |