Özet:

In the presented study, it was aimed to determine the presence of Cryptosporidium parvum in the diarrhea encountered in dogs in the Gendarmerie Horse and Dog Training Center Command, which breeds dogs in various regions of Turkey. The animal material consisted of 100 dogs with diarrhea of different breeds (Pointer, German shepherd, Belgian Malinois, Çatalburun, Labrador and Golden Retriever), age (28 days-9 months) and gender. Parasitological examination was performed on faecal samples taken from dogs by native, flotation and carbol fuchsin staining methods. In addition, the presence of C. parvum was investigated by using immunochromatographic rapid test kits. As a result, while Toxocara canis was determined in 18 (18%), Toxoscaris leonina in 3 (3%), Giardia spp. in 8 (8%), Cystoisospora spp. in 25 (25%) of the dogs included in the study, Cryptosporidium parvum could not be detected. Only in terms of the percentage of Cystoisospora spp., a significant correlation was found between age and race (P<0.05), when there was no significant relationship among age-breed, breed-gender and age-gender variables of other parasite species (P>0.05). As a result, faecal samples of 100 dogs tested for Cryptosporidium parvum were found negative with native, flotation and carbol fuchsin staining methods and immunochromatographic rapid test kits.

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