Endoparasites

Specie

No. of specimens

Percentage (%)

Helminths

Cestodes

Dypilidium caninum

151

37.9

Taenia taeniaeformis

1

0.2

Nematodes

Toxocara canis

8

2

Toxascaris leonina

1

0.2

Ancylostoma caninum

237

59.5

Total

398

Ectoparasites

Arthropods

Fleas

Ctenocephalides canis

94

62.5

Ctenocephalides felis

27

18.7

Pulex irritans

8

5.5

Lice

Lignognathus setosus

11

7.6

Trichodectes canis

4

2.7

Total

144