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RESUMO. Bom Jesus, no Piauí, é uma cidade na qual é visivelmente notável uma grande quantidade de animais errante circulando pelas ruas. A pesquisa objetivou-se caracterizar o perfil de tutores de cães e gatos do município, levando em consideração o comportamento quanto a posse responsável desses animais. A caracterização dos tutores foi feita pela aplicação de questionários com 25 perguntas objetivas, dentre elas perguntas socioeconômicas e sobre cuidados que devem ser tomados com o animal de estimação. A cidade de Bom Jesus demonstrou ser uma cidade em que a população na sua maioria possui curso superior completo ou a concluir e economicamente de classe média. Mas mesmo assim não obteve bons resultados com relação a posse responsável, pois 19,57% dos animais tem acesso livre a rua, 18,92% saem para passear sem guia ou desacompanhados, desses apenas 11,1% recolhem as fezes de seus animais na rua, 38,60% nunca foram levados ao médico veterinário, 64% relataram que o animal já teve infestação por ectoparasitos e desses apenas 9,09 foi tratado de forma correta (animal e ambiente) e na sua minoria 19,3% não faz utilização de antihelmíntico regularmente. Com o presente trabalho foi possível concluir que a maioria dos entrevistados não toma o devido cuidado com seus animais, demonstrando que a cidade de Bom Jesus precisa urgentemente de um programa de conscientização da população sobre guarda responsável de seus animais e dos riscos de zoonoses.Palavras-Chave: bem estar, guarda responsável, zoonoses. Guardian's profile of dogs and cats in Bom Jesus-PIABSTRACT. Bom Jesus, Piaui, is a city in which is visibly noticeable a lot of errant animals roaming the streets. The study aimed to characterize the profile of dog and cat guardians of the city, taking into account the behavior and responsible ownership of these animals. The characterization of the tutors was made through the use of questionnaires with 25 objective questions, among them socio-economic questions and on care to be taken with the pet. The city of Bom Jesus proved to be a city where the population mostly has a college degree or complete and economically middle class. But still did not get good results with respect to responsible ownership, as 19.57% of the animals have free access to the street, 18.92% go out to walk without a guide or unaccompanied, only 11.11% of those collect the feces of their animals on the street, 38.60% were never taken to the veterinarian, 64% reported that the animal had already infestation by ectoparasites and of these only 9.09 was treated correctly (animal and environment) and its 19.30%

Reports of β-lactam-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in artisanal goat cheese are increasing, and this phenomenon is relevant to public health. The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of S. aureus strains carrying the blaZ and mecA resistance genes, as well as the genes encoding the staphylococcal enterotoxins SEA, SEB, SEC, SED, SEE, and TSST-1 in artisanal coalho cheese made from goat milk produced in northeastern Brazil. We used biochemical and molecular tests to characterize 54 S. aureus isolates found in artisanal coalho cheese collected from commercial establishments producing animal products in 11 municipalities of Pernambuco State, Brazil. A PCR analysis revealed that 42.6% (23/54) of the isolates were positive for the blaZ gene, and 7.4% (4/54) were resistant to methicillin by phenotypic testing. We did not detect mecA or any genes encoding enterotoxins. The presence of S. aureus carriers of the blaZ gene and the identification of methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains are of concern for the health of consumers of this type of cheese.

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a significant public health issue causing both hospital and community-associated infections worldwide. Besides, some strains can also produce enterotoxins, which aggravate the patient clinical condition (Rabelo et al., 2014). MRSA harbours the gene mecA encoding PBP2a, a low-affinity penicillin-binding protein (PBP), that allows the bacteria to grow in the presence of drug concentrations that otherwise would be considered inhibitory (Paterson et al., 2014). This gene is