Morphological Identification and Prevance of Digestive Tract Parasites in Dogs Imported Through Soekarno Hatta International Airport

Abstract

Isosporiasis and Toxascariasis are common digestive tract parasites in dogs. The incidence of digestive tract parasitic infections abroad varies from 24 – 63.5%. 100 feces samples were collected from imported dogs entering through Soekarno Hatta International Airport in the period February – August 2023. The samples were examined using the Mc Master method to count Oocysts per gram of feces (OPG) and Eggs per gram of feces (EPG) as well as the flotation method to see if there were any whether or not oocysts or worm eggs are present in the stool sample. Flotation examination results that were positive for oocysts were then fertilized using potassium bichromate, while samples that were positive for worm eggs were fertilized using 2% formalin solution. The results of the flotation examination showed that 5 samples were positive for oocysts and 1 sample was positive for worm eggs with a prevalence of 6%. The Mc Master results showed that the number of OPG was 50 – 2000 oocysts, while the number of EPG was 200 worm eggs. The results of fertilization of oocysts and worm eggs were carried out by morphological identification and 1 sample was identified as being infected with Isospora canis, 4 samples were infected with Isospora ohioensis and 1 sample was infected with Toxascaris leonina.