ABSTRACT
Objective: considering the role of parasite in contamination of human beings and domestic animals and lacking information in this region, this study was done to determine the prevalence of carnivores, cestodes in Kashan
Design: descriptive and observational study
Animals: a total of 142 camivors involved in 70 dogs, 40 jackales, 22 foxes and 10 wolves of both males and females between 2 months to more than 5 years old
Procedure: this study was conducted on 142 carnivores during four seasons which huntered by shotting. After huntering small and , large intestine, were isolated. Then samples were fixed in 10% formalin and their identification was performed based on parasitological characteristics
Statistical analysis: data were classified with descriptive statistics and chi-square
Results: seven species of cestodes were found in gastrointestinal tract of the samples. Overall contamination rate was 6716%. Contamination rate for species of parasites that found in this study were: Taenia hydaligena: wolf 70%, dog 52.9%, jackal 40% and fox 36.4%. Joyexiella echinorhyncoides: wolf 20%, fox B.6%, dog 11.4%, jackal 7.5%. Echinococcus granulosus: dog 55.7%, wolf 40%, jackal 40%, fox 13.6%. Multiceps multiceps: wolf 40%, fox18.2%, jackal 7.5%, dog 4.3%. Dipylidum caninum: wolf 30%, fox 22.7%, dog lo%, jackal 10%
Conclusion: contamination rate for cestodes especially zoonotic parasites was greater than expectation in Kashan region. In this respect, appropriate controlling measures should be taken and it is recommended to determine the most appropriate preventive method