Dr. Murai Éva szerk.: Parasitologia Hungarica 21. (Budapest, 1988)

Table 1. Prevalence of parasite eggs demonstrated by faecal examination in dogs and cats Dog Cat Eggs n= 1674 n= 200 n = 150 No. % No. % No. % Trichuris vulpis 795 47. 5 29 14. 5 Ancylostomatidae 256 15 3 2 1. 0 2 1. 3 Toxocara canis and mystax 113 6. 8 11 5. 5 48 32 Toxascaris leonina 68 4. 1 3 1. 5 3 2 Capillaria spp. 53 3. 2 1 0. 5 Taenia-type 49 2. 9 4 2. 0 1 0. 7 Dipylidium spp. 12 0. 7 6 3. 0 1 0. 7 Oocysts 32 1. 9 4 2. 7 No. = number of positive samples + = side finding, no species identification was made. Table 2. Results of faecal examination of dogs originating from different places Eggs A B C A+B+C D Eggs n = 185 n= 1243 n = 246 n= 1674 n= 3110 Eggs No. % No. % No. % % % Trichuris vulpis 105 56. 8 630 50. 7 60 24. 4 47. 5 8. 7 Ancylostomatidae 33 17. 8 214 17. 2 9 3. 7 15. 3 0. 1 Toxocara canis 25 13. 5 68 5. 5 20 8. 1 6. 8 Toxascaris leonina 17 9. 2 45 3. 6 6 2. 4 4. 1 2. 0 Capillaria spp. 12 6. 5 41 3. 3 3. 2 2. 2 Taenia-type 8 4. 3 31 2. 5 10 4. 1 2. 9 1. 2 Dipylidium caninum 2 1. 1 9 0. 7 1 0. 4 0. 7 0. 1 Oocysts 18 9. 7 9 0. 7 5 2. 0 1.9 0. 1 No. - number of positive samples C= animals treated at university clinics A = stray animals D= results obtained by the Veterinary and B = service dogs Food Control Station of Budapest in 1983