Table 1 Parasite species found in the canine faecal samples, Naples, Italy, February–May 2005.
From: Canine faecal contamination and parasitic risk in the city of Naples (southern Italy)
Parasite species | Sub-areas (No. examined = 143) | Faecal samples (No. examined = 415) | EPG/OPG (percentiles) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. positive | % | 95% CI | No. positive | % | 95% CI | 25th | 50th | 75th | |
Trichuris vulpis | 37 | 25.9 | 19.1, 34.0 | 42 | 10.1 | 7.5, 13.5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 71.0 |
Ancylostoma caninum | 8 | 5.6 | 2.6, 11.1 | 10 | 2.4 | 1.2, 4.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 14.0 |
Toxascaris leonina | 5 | 3.5 | 1.3, 8.4 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.6, 3.3 | 3.5 | 35.0 | 424.0 |
Toxocara canis | 2 | 1.4 | 0.2, 5.5 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2, 2.3 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 21.0 |
Isospora canis | 15 | 10.5 | 6.2, 17.0 | 17 | 4.1 | 2.5, 6.6 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 |