Establishing presence of soil transmitted helminths, Leptospirosis, and heartworm in the canine population of Tongatapu and Vava’u island, Kingdom of Tonga
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Harder, Kate
Naden, Kristina
Joone, C.
Collela , V.
Bradbury, R.
Naden, Kristina
Joone, C.
Collela , V.
Bradbury, R.
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2024-11-16
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Conference Contribution - Oral Presentation
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Tonga
dogs (Canis familiaris)
parasites
haematological disorders
Pasifika
dogs (Canis familiaris)
parasites
haematological disorders
Pasifika
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Harder, KP., Naden, K., Joone, C., Colella, V., & Bradbury, R. (2024, November 16). Establishing presence of soil transmitted helminths, Leptospirosis, and Heartworm in the canine population of Tongatapu and Vava’u island, Kingdom of Tonga [Paper presentation]. Unitec School of Environmental and Animal Sciences Research Symposium 2024, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand.
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6780
Abstract
Recently published work (Harder et al, 2024, Journal of Parasitology) indicated a high hookworm prevalence in the canine population of Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga. This publication has led to a collaboration of four tertiary providers in a follow up project of Kate Harder (Unitec), Kristina Naden (Otago Polytechnic), Richard Bradbury (James Cook University), Carolynne Joones (James Cook University), and Vito Colella (Melbourne University). In October 2024, Kate, Kristina and Carolynne travelled to Tongatapu and Vava’u and collected approximately 200 blood and faecal samples from canines attending the Tongatapu and Vava’u veterinary clinics run by South Pacific Animal Welfare (SPAW). This presentation will discuss the expanded project and preliminary findings from the research trip. It will also mention further testing to be carried out at James Cook University and Melbourne University to evaluate the presence of soil transmitted helminths, Leptospirosis, and Heartworm in the canine population. The aim of this project is to determine the specific hookworm species present alongside any other zoonotic helminths and identify presence of leptospirosis in order to evaluate the possible implications of humans in regard to these zoonotic pathogens. It is hoped heart worm is not detected given its detrimental effects on dogs and the potential biosecurity risk to New Zealand.
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