Hatam-Nahavandi, KareemCarmena, DavidRezaeian, MostafaMirjalali, HamedRahimi, Hanieh MohammadBadri, MiladVafae Eslahi, AidaShahrivar, Farzaneh FarajiRodrigues Oliveira, Sonia MPereira, Maria de LourdesAhmadpour, Ehsan2023-05-172023-05-172023-03-29Vet Sci. 2023 Mar 29;10(4):261.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/16078Gastrointestinal 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 (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 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.engVoRhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Eimeria spp.Entamoeba spp.Giardia duodenalisTrichuris spp.CamelCattleDogDonkeyGoatSheepAtribución 4.0 Internacional3710441610426110.3390/vetsci100402612306-7381Veterinary sciencesopen access