a puppy with toxocara canis in pets shop from Saudi Arabia

Toxocara canis (T.canis) is the common roundworm of dogs with particular concern in the human population. It is inhabit fundamentally the small intestine of their mammalian definitive hosts, and causes variable clinic pictures from asymptomatic to have typical digestive clinical symptoms. We present a case of helminthic zoonotic agents in a puppy from Saudi Arabia. This puppy had been healthy with no significant preceding symptoms or past medical history, a round body with spiky cranial and caudal parts, covered by yellow cuticula was seen passed in the vomition. Whoever, stool test revealed this parasite as Toxocara canis. Routine treatment of mebendazole® and ivermectin® to limit the spread of this resilient group of parasites was recommended. This case underlines that Toxocara canis should also be considered in pet’s shops as a possible source of human infection particularly for pet ownerships and/or public in Saudi Arabia.

Keywords:

Toxocara canis , Dogs , Pets , Saudi Arabia , Toxocariasis