Article Abstract

Volume 23, No. (1), 2013 (February)
TREATMENT OF NATURALLY ACQUIRED STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS INFECTION IN A DOG WITH IVERMECTIN
M. Yang, E. B. Gebeyehu, S. J. Jung, O. D. Kwon and D. Kwak

M. Yang, E. B. Gebeyehu, S. J. Jung, O. D. Kwon and D. Kwak

1 College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
2 Cardiovascular Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea

Corresponding Author: dmkwak@knu.ac.kr
DOI: NA
Page Number(s): 337-339
Published Online First: February 01, 2013
Publication Date: February 01, 2013
ABSTRACT

A six month old male Pomeranian weighing 1.1 kg was presented to a local animal clinic with symptoms of diarrohea, depression and emaciation. Faecal examinations, including direct smear and Baermann method, revealed that the dog was severely infected by a parasitic nematode, Strongyloides stercoralis, with a count of 1,200 larvae per gram of faeces. After confirmation, ivermectin (0.05 cc, 1% w/v) was administered subcutaneously. On the second visit after nine days of the first, no larva was detected under microscopy and improvement of body condition was observed with normal stool consistency and body weight of 1.4 kg. The dog was treated again with the same dose of ivermectin and scheduled for another visit in a week. On the third visit, the dog was negative for larval shedding, with normal stool consistency and a slight increase in body weight to 1.8 kg. The dog was scheduled for a final visit in two months to check re-infection; during this visit there were no parasite eggs or larvae and the clinical examination also revealed normal body condition and normal stool consistency with body weight of 3.5 kg, which is within normal range. Thus, the result in the present case suggests that ivermectin is suitable for treatment of dogs naturally infected by S. stercoralis.

Keywords: Strongyloides stercoralis; dog; treatment; ivermectin
Indicators
Metrics

Cite Score: 1.3

JCR Year: 2025

Indexing
Status

Web of Science (SCIE)

SCOPUS (Q3)

Journal Metrics
Current

Journal Impact Factor: 0.5

HEC Category: W

ISSN Details
Verified

Print ISSN: 1018-7081

Electronic ISSN: 2309-8694

Search the Journal

Use the fields below to search for articles by Title, Author, or Keywords.