Are intestinal parasites in dogs an infection risk to children in the same household? An investigation in Cuba
Although our data do not indicate extensive zoonotic transmission of intestinal parasites from dogs, children living in a household with a dog were more likely to be infected with Giardia and/or Blastocystis, than those without dogs.
Authors
- Luis Enrique Jerez Puebla
- Lissette Pérez Santos
- Lucy Jane Robertson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5186-4421)
- Lázara Rojas Rivera
- Jorge Fraga Nodarse
- Fidel Ángel Núñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8611-441X)
- Iraís Atencio Millán
- Iredys Cruz Rodríguez
- Edel La Rosa Osoria
- Rigoberto Fimia-Duarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5237-0810)
Institutions
- Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV) (CU)
- Latin American School of Medicine (CU)
- Universidad Central (BO)
- Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Pedro Kourí” (CU)
- Universidad Panamericana (GT)
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Published
- 2025-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traf039
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00