El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la coproprevalencia de Equinococcus granulosus en canes del distrito rural de San José de Queros, ubicado en la provincia de Concepción, región Junín, en el centro del Perú. El estudio fue observacional de tipo transversal, y se llevó a cabo en 2015 en los tres anexos del distrito. Se recolectaron muestras de heces de 152 canes del mismo número de hogares seleccionados al azar y se procesaron mediante la técnica de ELISA específica de Echinococcus granulosus. El 50% (Usibamba 61.0%, Chaquicocha 51.0% y San José de Quero 41.9%) de muestras fueron positivas al parásito. Asimismo, se determinó que el promedio de canes por casa fue 2.3, el 40.9% de los dueños alimentaba a los canes con vísceras frescas del ganado sacrificado, la proporción de perros que defecan fuera de casa era de 91.3%, y que el 18.4% refiere haber tenido algún familiar con quiste hidatídico. Se concluye que la infestación canina por E. granulosus es frecuente en el distrito San José de Quero, la cual es facilitada por los hábitos de los dueños y los comportamientos epidemiológicos del can.
Background: Echinococcosis remains endemic despite attempts to reduce the prevalence of this disease. The objective of the study was to evaluate the results of an intervention program based on antiparasitic therapy directly administered for the control of canine Echinococcosis in an endemic area of hydatidosis.Methods: Fecal samples of the dogs were analyzed by coproantigen using the immunoenzymatic technique for the diagnosis of echinococcosis before and after the direct and observed administration of praziquantel 5mg by kg orally in three doses every 30 days each cycle was 2 times at year for two consecutive years.Results: Of a total of 252 dogs, 119 (47%) presented positive results to Echinococcus before the intervention. The adverse effects presented with the administration of praziquantel were: 13 (5.2%) dogs had vomiting, 6 (2.4%) dogs had diarrhea, 5 (2%) had drowsiness or lethargy, the most severe complication was death of 02 (0.8%) dogs after 7 days of the first dose. 229 dogs completed the 4 cycles of the administration of praziquantel. 03 (1.3%) dogs presented positive coproantigene after direct antiparasitic administration.Conclusions: Antiparasitic chemotherapy administered directly to the dogs periodically managed to reduce the prevalence of canine echinococcosis.
Background: Echinococcosis remains endemic despite attempts to reduce the prevalence of this disease. The dog faeces were analyzed by coproantigen using the immunoenzymatic technique for the diagnosis of echinococcosis before and after the direct and observed administration of praziquantel 5mg by kg orally in three doses every 30 days each cycle was 2 times at year for two consecutive years. The objective of the study was to evaluate the results of an intervention program based on antiparasitic therapy directly administered to the dogs for the control of Echinococcus in an endemic area of cystic echinococcosis (CE).Results: A total of 252 dogs entered the study, of them 119 (47%) dogs had positive results for Echinococcus at the beginning of the intervention. The adverse effects that occurred with the administration of prazicuantel were vomiting (13%), diarrhea (2.4%) and lethargy (2%); 229 dogs completed the 4 cycles of praziquantel treatment. The presence of a positive coproantigen was evident in 03 (1.3%) dogs at the end of the study.Conclusions: Antiparasitic chemotherapy administered directly to the dogs periodically managed to reduce the prevalence of canine echinococcosis.
Background: Echinococcosis remains endemic despite attempts to reduce the prevalence of this disease. The objective of the study was to evaluate the results of an intervention program based on antiparasitic therapy directly administered to the dogs for the control of Echinococcus in an endemic area of cystic echinococcosis (CE). Methods: The dog faeces were analyzed by coproantigen using the immunoenzymatic technique for the diagnosis of echinococcosis before and after the direct and observed administration of praziquantel 5mg by kg orally in three doses every 30 days each cycle was 2 times at year for two consecutive years. Results: A total of 252 dogs entered the study, of them 119 (47%) dogs had positive results for Echinococcus at the beginning of the intervention. The adverse effects that occurred with the administration of prazicuantel were vomiting (13%), diarrhea (2.4%) and lethargy (2%); 229 dogs completed the 4 cycles of praziquantel treatment. The presence of a positive coproantigen was evident in 03 (1.3%) dogs at the end of the study. Conclusions: Antiparasitic chemotherapy administered directly to the dogs periodically managed to reduce the prevalence of canine echinococcosis.
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