Gastrointestinal parasites (GIP) are a major cause of disease and production loss in livestock.Some have zoonotic potential, so production animals can be a source of human infections.We describe the prevalence of GIP in domestic mammals in Southeastern Iran.Fresh fecal samples (n = 200) collected from cattle beetroot birkenstock (n = 88), sheep (n = 50), goats (n = 23), camels (n = 30), donkeys (n = 5), horse (n = 1), and dogs (n = 3) were subjected to conventional coprological examination for the detection of protozoan (oo)cysts and helminth ova.
Overall, 83% (166/200) of the samples were positive for one or more GIP.Helminths were found majicontrast red in dogs, donkeys, sheep (42%), camels (37%), goats (30%), and cattle (19%), but not in the horse.Protozoa were found in cattle (82%), goats (78%), sheep (60%), and camels (13%), but not in donkeys, dogs, or the horse.Lambs were 3.
5 times more likely to be infected by protozoa than sheep (OR = 3.5, 95% CI: 1.05–11.66), whereas sheep were at higher odds of being infected by helminths than lambs (OR = 4.
09, 95% CI: 1.06–16.59).This is the first study assessing the prevalence of GIP in domestic mammals in Southeastern Iran.