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2025 , Vol. 43 >Issue 6: 862 - 865

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2025.06.017

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Development of an intelligent canine management system and its application in echinococcosis control

  • YOU Xihuo ,
  • SONG Yongwu ,
  • DUOJIE Renqing ,
  • XIN Youhong ,
  • CAIRANG Zhouzai ,
  • QIE Deli ,
  • GUO Xia ,
  • FAN Xingye ,
  • YUE Hong ,
  • ZHANG Qinqin ,
  • XU Bin ,
  • XIE Yinlu ,
  • ZHANG Wenbao ,
  • ZENG Xuhao ,
  • CHEN Wangkai ,
  • HUANGFU Liusheng ,
  • LI Wei ,
  • HUANG Fuqiang
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  • 1 Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, Hubei, China
    2 Profile of Agrichina Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Huanggang 435300, Hubei, China
    3 Gangcha Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station in Qinghai, Gangcha 812300, Qinghai, China
    4 Gangcha County Agricultural and Livestock Products Quality and Safety Inspection and Testing Center in Qinghai, Haibei 812300, Qinghai, China
    5 Golmud Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station in Qinghai, Golmud 816000, Qinghai, China
    6 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang, China
    7 Foshan University, Foshan 528225, Guangdong, China

Received date: 2025-04-21

  Revised date: 2025-09-15

  Online published: 2025-12-23

Supported by

National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFD1801205)

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Abstract

To improve the echinococcosis control effectiveness, an intelligent canine management system integrating network technology, smart medication box, and a cloud management platform was designed, and applied in Shaliuhe Town and Haergai Town, Gangcha County, Qinghai Province in July 2022 and June 2023, respectively. The positive rate of Echinococcus infection decreased from 6.25% (2/32) to 0 (0/36) in dog stool samples in Shaliuhe Town following 2 months of deployment of the smart medication box, and remained at 0 (0/36) after 16 months (Fisher’s exact test, P > 0.05). The positive rate of Echinococcus infection decreased from reduced from 9.10% (5/55) to 2.00% (1/50) in dog stool samples in Haergai Town following 2 months of deployment of the smart medication box (Fisher’s exact test, P > 0.05), and then, 50 dog stool samples were collected each month for seven months, with no positive samples detected (Fisher’s exact test, P < 0.01). These findings demonstrate that the system effectively solves the problems of a difficulty in dog management and a low compliance to medication deployment, remarkably improves the timeliness and standardization of deworming and significantly reduces workload of disease control personnels via release of reminders of automate medication and stool monitoring functions. The study developed a dog intelligent management system and validated its application effectiveness in precise prevention and control of echinococcosis, providing innovative solutions for parasitic disease prevention and control.

Key words： Echinococcosis; Intelligent canine management system; Medication monitoring; Internet of things technology; Cloud management platform

Cite this article

YOU Xihuo , SONG Yongwu , DUOJIE Renqing , XIN Youhong , CAIRANG Zhouzai , QIE Deli , GUO Xia , FAN Xingye , YUE Hong , ZHANG Qinqin , XU Bin , XIE Yinlu , ZHANG Wenbao , ZENG Xuhao , CHEN Wangkai , HUANGFU Liusheng , LI Wei , HUANG Fuqiang . Development of an intelligent canine management system and its application in echinococcosis control[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES, 2025 , 43(6) : 862 -865 . DOI: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2025.06.017

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