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cord-297646-49l6k5h2	Yu, Zhongjia	Prevalence of intestinal parasites in companion dogs with diarrhea in Beijing, China, and genetic characteristics of Giardia and Cryptosporidium species	2017-11-18		.txt	text/plain	4599	244	52	title: Prevalence of intestinal parasites in companion dogs with diarrhea in Beijing, China, and genetic characteristics of Giardia and Cryptosporidium species In this study, we performed a survey of intestinal parasites in fecal specimens (n = 485) collected from outpatient pet dogs with diarrhea in Beijing, China, for the entire year of 2015 by microscopic examination (all parasites) and SSU rRNA-based nested PCR detection (Giardia and Cryptosporidium). Smears were examined microscopically for the presence of common parasites by observing eggs of helminthes (e.g., Toxocara canis [canine ascariasis] and Trichuris vulpis [canine whipworm]) and oocysts or trophozoites of protozoa (e.g., coccidia, Giardia duodenalis and trichomonads Tritrichomonas foetus/Pentatrichomonas hominis). We collected a total of 485 fecal specimens in year 2015 from outpatient dogs with diarrhea, in which 124 specimens were parasite-positive by wet mount microscopic examination and/ or PCR detection (i.e., an overall positive rate at 25.6%, n = 124) ( Table 1 , Fig. 1a ).	./cache/cord-297646-49l6k5h2.txt	./txt/cord-297646-49l6k5h2.txt