Kelly, Maureen A.
Anderson, Kris
Castro, Pablo D. Jimenez
Savard, Christian
Loo, Samantha
Tereski, Jeffrey
Leutenegger, Christian M.
Verocai, Guilherme G.
Article History
Received: 22 September 2025
Accepted: 8 January 2026
First Online: 28 January 2026
Declarations
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: All canine fecal samples were collected in adherence to protocols approved by Texas A&M University’s (TAMU) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC 2022–0261). Each dog owner and shelter manager gave consent for collection. Fecal sample screening was performed prospectively approximately 1 year after collection; therefore, the results were not shared with the owners or the shelter manager.
: All authors consent to the publication of this manuscript.
: The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships, which may be considered as potential competing interests: The commercial real-time qPCR test used for analysis of samples in this study was KeyScreen™ GI Parasite PCR, an Antech Diagnostics, Inc., Mars Petcare Science & Diagnostics product. PDJC, CML, CS, SL, and JT are employed by Antech Diagnostics, Inc., Mars Petcare Science & Diagnostics.