Helminths parasites of stray dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) from Cuiabá, Midwestern of Brazil

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  • Dirceu Guilherme de Souza Ramos Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
  • Bruna Karina Alexandria Zocco Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
  • Mariana de Medeiros Torres Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
  • Ísis Assis Braga Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
  • Richard de Campos Pacheco Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
  • Afonso Lodovico Sinkoc Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n2p889

Palavras-chave:

Parasitism, Ancylostoma, Larva migrans, Dirofilariasis, Zoonosis.

Resumo

Helminths cause respiratory and gastrointestinal infections in animals, especially in neonates and young animals. Some species of helminth parasites of domestic animals have zoonotic potential, becoming a public health problem, especially when combined with lack of information about the population of these zoonosis and lack of control over of their hosts. This study aimed to identify and quantify the species of helminths from dogs that are not domiciled in the region of Cuiabá, in the Midwest region of Brazil. A total of 100 animals, from the Center for Zoonosis Control of Cuiabá were euthanized and necropsied for helminth searching. Overall 8,217 helminths were found in 85 animals identified in six species: Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma. braziliense, Trichuris vulpis, Toxocara canis, Dirofilaria immitis and Dipylidium caninum. It was evidenced the wide distribution of helminths pathogenic to domestic dogs and especially with zoonotic potential as A. caninum, T. canis, D. caninum and D. immitis. The presence of D. immitis is an important finding, since it is a potentially zoonotic agent, however, this finding is considered sporadic.

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Dirceu Guilherme de Souza Ramos, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Discente de Doutorado, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT, Cuiabá, MT, Brasil.

Bruna Karina Alexandria Zocco, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Discente de Mestrado, UFMT, Cuiabá, MT, Brasil.

Mariana de Medeiros Torres, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Discente de Doutorado, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT, Cuiabá, MT, Brasil.

Ísis Assis Braga, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Discente de Doutorado, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT, Cuiabá, MT, Brasil.

Richard de Campos Pacheco, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Prof. Adjunto, UFMT, Cuiabá, MT, Brasil.

Afonso Lodovico Sinkoc, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Prof. Adjunto, UFMT, Cuiabá, MT, Brasil.

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2015-04-22

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Ramos, D. G. de S., Zocco, B. K. A., Torres, M. de M., Braga, Ísis A., Pacheco, R. de C., & Sinkoc, A. L. (2015). Helminths parasites of stray dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) from Cuiabá, Midwestern of Brazil. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 36(2), 889–894. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n2p889

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