Giardia has a wide range of host species and is a common cause of diarrhoeal disease in
humans and animals. Companion animals are able to transmit a range of zoonotic diseases …

The use of molecular tools has led to the identification of several zoonotic Cryptosporidium
spp. in dogs and cats. Among them, Cryptosporidium canis and Cryptosporidium felis are …

Giardia and Cryptosporidium are ubiquitous enteric protozoan pathogens of vertebrates.
Although recognised as the aetiological agents of disease in humans and domestic animals …

Intestinal parasites of dogs and cats are cosmopolitan pathogens with zoonotic potential for
humans. Our investigation considered their diffusion in dogs and cats from northern Italy …

Cryptosporidium is an enteric protozoan parasite which is able to cause severe
gastrointestinal disease and is distributed all over the world. Since information about the …

Introduction: Dogs may act as potential sources of zoonotic parasites, eg intestinal helminths
like Toxocara spp., Ancylostoma spp., Echinococcus spp. In particular circumstances, the …

The present study evaluated the occurrence of zoonotic parasites in feces and on fur of stray
and private dogs living in Italy. Individual fecal samples collected from 117 and 385 …

Intestinal parasites of dogs represent a serious threat to human health due to their zoonotic
potential. Thus, metropolitan areas presenting high concentrations of pets and urban fecal …

Intestinal parasites are common in dogs worldwide, and their importance has recently
increased for a renewed awareness on the public health relevance that some of them have …

County based prevalence maps were produced using the annual data from the years 2011
through 2014 of the prevalence of Toxocara egg shedding in more than 500,000 pet cat and …