INFECTION WITH ECHINOCOCCOSIS AND OTHERS INTESTINAL HELMINTHOSES OF DOGS IN THE WEST OF KAZAKHSTAN

Environmental changes caused by global warming have led to a spike in wild predator populations and an increase in stray dogs in urban and peri-urban areas. As a result, the number of possible reservoirs of infection for domestic animals has increased, which has created the prerequisites for the continued maintenance of the population and the spread of zoonotic helminths. Dogs infected with individual helminths spread them among farm animals and people, thereby causing serious illness. Analysis of the literature has shown that parasitic diseases of dogs are widespread. In the formation of the helminth-faunistic complex in certain environmental conditions, a number of factors are of great importance. The most important are the biological characteristics of the species. Dogs host a wide variety of helminths, including tapeworms, flatworms, and hookworms. These parasites have a detrimental effect on the health of dogs and cause morbidity and mortality, especially in young (puppies) and old animals. In this regard, the study of the epizootology and ecology of helminths, carnivores and other biological features is relevant.  Thus, the study of the spread of parasitosis in dogs is of great epidemiological and epizootological significance. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminth parasitic infections and associated risk factors for human infection. Thus, as a result of the studies carried out, it was found that 7 types of helminths circulate in dogs in the West Kazakhstan region, including 4 types of cestodes, 3 types of nematodes.