Intestinal Parasites of Owned Dogs and Cats from Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas: Prevalence, Zoonotic Risks, and Pet Owner Awareness in Northern Italy

Table 1

Prevalence (%) and confidence interval (CI) of intestinal parasites in 253 owned dogs and 156 owned cats in northern Italy.

Parasites	Metropolitan area	Micropolitan area 1	Micropolitan area 2
	% (CI)	% (CI)	% (CI)
Dogs
Toxocara canis	4.48	22.22	9.30
	(2.09–10.86)	(10.77–36.68)	(3.04–15.57)
Toxascaris leonina	0	3.70	0
	(0-0)	(0–8.91)	(0-0)
Ancylostomatidae	0.97	5.56	3.49
	(0.17–5.29)	(0–11.87)	(0–7.45)
Trichuris vulpis	6.08	11.11	5.81
	(3.33–13.37)	(2.45–19.77)	(0.77–10.86)
Strongyloides stercoralis	1.94	0	0
	(0.53–6.8)	(0-0)	(0-0)
Eucoleus aerophilus	0.97	0	0
	(0.17–5.29)	(0-0)	(0-0)
Dipylidium caninum	0	2.86	0
	(0)	(0.10–5.62)	(0-0)
Cystoisospora  sp.	0.97	3.70	6.98
	(0.17–5.29)	(0–8.91)	(1.48–12.47)
Giardia duodenalis	16.05	20.37	25.58
	(10.56–24.85)	(9.27–31.47)	(16.17–34.99)
Overall prevalence	28.16	57.41	43.02
	(20.38–37.51)	(43.78–71.03)	(32.35–53.70)
Cats
Toxocara cati	5.62	5.26	22.39
	(2.42–12.49)	(0–16.32)	(12.41–32.37)
Toxascaris leonina	0	5.26	8.96
	(0-0)	(0–16.32)	(2.12–15.80)
Ancylostomatidae	1.12	0	2.08
	(0.02–6.09)	(0-0)	(0–6.27)
Trichuris vulpis	0	0	2.08
	(0-0)	(0-0)	(0–6.27)
Dipylidium caninum	0	2.86	4.48
	(0-0)	(0.10–5.62)	(0–9.43)
Spirometra	1.12	0	0
	(0.02–6.09)	(0-0)	(0-0)
Cystoisospora sp.	1.12	5.26	4.17
	(0.02–6.09)	(0–16.32)	(0–10.03)
Toxoplasma-like	1.12	0	0
	(0.02–6.09)	(0-0)	(0-0)
Giardia duodenalis	22.47	36.84	25.00
	(15.04–32.18)	(12.96–60.73)	(12.29–37.71)
Overall prevalence	32.58	47.37	60.42
	(23.74–42.86)	(22.64–72.09)	(46.07–74.77)