The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Giardia spp and Cryptosporidium spp in dogs reared in the western districts of Metropolitan Lima and the association with sex, type of diet, stools physical aspect and staying at home. For this, 300 fecal samples were collected from apparently healthy dogs of both sexes and various breeds between 1 month and 12 years of age. The spontaneous sedimentation technique was used for the diagnostics of Giardia spp and the Ziehl-Neelsen modified was used for Cryptosporidium spp. The prevalence was 16.7 ± 4 and 29.7 ± 5.0% for Giardia spp and Cryptosporidium spp respectively. Younger animals showed higher prevalence of Giardia spp (p<0.05) whereas dogs older than 6 years showed higher prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp (p<0.05). Also, Giardia spp was most commonly found in watery stools than in normal feces (p<0.05). None signific...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Giardia spp and Cryptosporidium spp in dogs reared in the western districts of Metropolitan Lima and the association with sex, type of diet, stools physical aspect and staying at home. For this, 300 fecal samples were collected from apparently healthy dogs of both sexes and various breeds between 1 month and 12 years of age. The spontaneous sedimentation technique was used for the diagnostics of Giardia spp and the Ziehl-Neelsen modified was used for Cryptosporidium spp. The prevalence was 16.7 ± 4 and 29.7 ± 5.0% for Giardia spp and Cryptosporidium spp respectively. Younger animals showed higher prevalence of Giardia spp (p<0.05) whereas dogs older than 6 years showed higher prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp (p<0.05). Also, Giardia spp was most commonly found in watery stools than in normal feces (p<0.05). None signific...