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The prevalence and distribution of gastrointestinal parasites of stray and refuge dogs in four locations in India by Traub, Rebecca J., Pednekar, Riddhi P., Cuttell, Leigh, Porter, Ronald B., Abd Megat Rani, Puteri Azaziah, Gatne, Mukulesh L.

“…Hookworms were the most commonly identified parasite in dogs in Sikkim (71.3%), Mumbai (48.8%) and Delhi (39.1%). In Ladakh, which experiences harsh extremes in climate, a competitive advantage was observed for parasites such as Sarcocystis spp. (44.2%), Taenia hydatigena (30.3%) and Echinococcus granulosus (2.3%) that utilise intermediate hosts for the completion of their life cycle. …”
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