Beta
331731

DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF TOXOCARA CANIS IN DOGS IN TABUK REGION, SAUDI ARABIA BY PCR AND DNA SEQUENCING

Article

Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Dog feces are important for spreading and transmitting parasite eggs, larvae, and oocysts by
contaminating soil, food, or water. Dog feces can be a source of intestinal parasites. This study
investigated the prevalence of Toxocara canis infection in stray dogs in the Tabuk Region in
northwest Saudi Arabia. Eggs were discovered using the sedimentation flotation method in the
feces of stray dogs, and they were recognized using DNA sequencing and polymerase chain reaction
(PCR). Out of the 200 fecal samples that were randomly obtained from public places, the
Tabuk region's west (an agricultural area) showed the highest prevalence of eggs (7.5%). The
molecular approaches for identification of this parasite are sensitive sufficient to distinguish between
the various T. canis in feces and to detect low parasite levels. Due to Saudi Arabia's ineffective
environmental hygiene controls, the comparatively high prevalence of this parasite may
continue to rise. This study accurately identified T. canis in dogs in Tabuk Region by a new technique,
eliminating the possibility of misdiagnosis by traditional fecal microscopy.

DOI

10.21608/jesp.2023.331731

Keywords

Saudi Arabia, Tabuk, Dog, Toxocara canis, PCR, Sequencing

Authors

First Name

AREEJ

Last Name

AL-GHABBAN

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Email

a_alghabban@ut.edu.sa

City

-

Orcid

0000-0002-7453-2494

Volume

53

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

44911

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2023-12-23

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

461

Page End

466

Print ISSN

1110-0583

Online ISSN

2090-2549

Link

https://jesp.journals.ekb.eg/article_331731.html

Detail API

https://jesp.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=331731

Order

7

Type

Original Article

Type Code

1,127

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

Publication Link

https://jesp.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF TOXOCARA CANIS IN DOGS IN TABUK REGION, SAUDI ARABIA BY PCR AND DNA SEQUENCING

Details

Type

Article

Created At

25 Dec 2024