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Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Veteriner Dergisi
2022, Cilt 36, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 108-111
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First Detection of Giardia duodenalis in Cats in Mardin Province
Burçak ASLAN ÇELİK
Siirt University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Siirt, TÜRKİYE
Keywords: Giardia duodenalis, cats, PCR, Mardin, Türkiye

Giardia duodenalis is one of the most common digestive protozoa in humans and animals worldwide. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Giardia duodenalis in stray cats in Mardin province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey by using microscopic and molecular methods. Fecal samples were taken from a total of 48 cats, 27 females, and 21 males. Analysis of the samples with native-Lugol and PCR methods revealed a prevalence of 8.33% and 16.67%, respectively (P<0.001). As a result of the study, a higher prevalence was found in females (18.52%) than in males (14.29%), in those under one year old (17.86%) than over one-year-old (15.00%), and in diarrheic cats (17.65%), than nondiarrheic cats (16.13) (P>0.05). As a result of this study, the first detection of G.duodenalis in Mardin cats was made. Further studies are needed to investigate the general epidemiological status of giardiasis in domestic and stray cat populations.

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