Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis in Household and Shelter Cats in Almaty, South-Eastern Kazakhstan

Lider L. Ussenbayev A. Kiyan V. Kurenkeyeva D. Seitkamzina D. Akmambayeva B. Uakhit R. Smagulova A. Sytnik I.
2024 Science Publications

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
2024 #19 Issue 3 273 - 279 pp.

Giardia duodenalis is a widely distributed protozoan parasite, that causes acute gastroenteritis in many animal species and humans all over the world. We aimed to carry out a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of G. duodenalis among cats in Almaty City, Kazakhstan. A total of 164 fecal samples from different origin cats (household, sheltered) in two veterinary clinics and three shelters of Almaty were collected taking into account animals age, gender, housing type and consistency of feces. A study of each sample was performed using the zinc sulfate flotation method and Fastest® Crypto-Giardia (MEGACOR, Austria) Immunochromatographic (ICA) kit. In Almaty city, the prevalence of Giardia was significantly (p<0.05) higher in shelter cats (26.1%) than in pet animals (4.2%). The occurrence of the parasite was higher in young cats (18.8%) than in adults (8.3%). The presence of infection antigens was almost two times higher in diarrheal animals than in those with compact stool. G. duodenalis prevalence in males was slightly lower than in females. Further genetic research has to be performed to assess the zoonotic risk of the pathogen for regional public health.

Almaty City , Cats , Giardia duodenalis , Prevalence

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Technology, S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Laboratory of Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, National Center for Biotechnology, Astana, Kazakhstan
Department of Information Communication Technologies, Tashenov University, Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Department of Veterinary Medicine
Laboratory of Biodiversity and Genetic Resources
Department of Information Communication Technologies

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