Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Intestinal parasites in dogs with lymphoma on chemotherapy
By Cervone, Mario et al.·Published in Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases·2019·Université, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Intestinal parasite infections in dogs affected by multicentric lymphoma and undergoing chemotherapy.
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Plain-English summary
A group of dogs with high-grade multicentric lymphoma (a type of cancer) undergoing chemotherapy were found to have a higher rate of intestinal parasite infections compared to healthy dogs. About 47% of the lymphoma-affected dogs had infections from protozoa, which are tiny organisms, while only 7% had infections from worms. Common parasites identified included Giardia and Cryptosporidium, which can sometimes affect humans too. This suggests that dogs with lymphoma may need closer monitoring for these infections during treatment.
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Abstract
Prevalence and species composition of intestinal parasites were evaluated in dogs affected by high-grade multicentric lymphoma and undergoing chemotherapy and in control healthy dogs. Obtained data were statistically analyzed. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasite infections was 33.3%. In lymphoma dogs, the prevalence of protozoa infections (46.7%) was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than that of helminth infections (6.7%) and Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., Neospora caninum, Cystoisospora ohioensis-complex, Entamoeba sp. and Spirocerca lupi were identified. In the control group, only 3/15 dogs (20%) were found positive and no statistically significant differences emerged regarding helminth (hookworms and Toxocara canis) and protozoa (G. duodenalis) infections. Results from this study may suggest a potential higher prevalence of opportunistic intestinal protozoa, including some potentially zoonotic species, in dogs affected by high-grade multicentric lymphoma, emphasizing the need to monitor lymphoma-affected dogs for these protozoa, especially those undergoing chemotherapy.
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