Fauna of Endoparasites in Cats and Dogs in the Primorsky and the Kamchatka Territories

A coproovoscopic study of cats and dogs living in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Ussuriysk and Vladivostok was conducted. The study material was fecal samples collected from August to December 2023 from 99 dogs from the Primorsky Territory (the cities of Ussuriysk and Vladivostok) that were brought to a veterinary clinic or a trap-neuter-return facility in Vladivostok – the analysis of this sample of animals is given cumulatively. In the Kamchatka Territory, we examined samples from 19 dogs and 82 cats from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, and from animals kept in shelters and brought to a subsidized neutering center. Thirteen parasite species were found in the study area. The animals from Ussuriysk and Vladivostok were found to have 2 protozoan species, 2 species of flatworms and 3 species of roundworms. The infection intensity in the dogs reached 40.4% (95% CI, 30.7-50.7). Five protozoan species, 1 species of flatworms and 4 nematode species were found in the animals in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The prevalence in the dogs and cats reached 36.8% (95% CI, 16.3-61.6) and 23.2% (95% CI, 14.6-33.8).