Ectoparasitos e helmintos intestinais em Felis catus domesticus, da cidade de Lages, SC, Brasil e aspectos sócioeconômicos e culturais das famílias dos proprietários dos animais

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Ectoparasitos e helmintos intestinais em ResumoOs objetivos da realização deste trabalho foram determinar a prevalência de ectoparasitos e parasitos gastrointestinais (GI) em gatos domiciliados, nas regiões central e periférica, da cidade de Lages, SC e também caracterizar as famílias proprietárias de gatos quanto as suas condições sócioeconômicas e culturais. No período de dezembro de 2005 a dezembro de 2006, foram distribuídos 600 questionários a proprietários de animais cidade de Lages, SC e coletados ectoparasitos e amostras de fezes. A prevalência para ectoparasitos foi de 13,8% (28/203) e para parasitos GI, 37,8% (42/111). A prevalência de parasitos em gatos domiciliados da região periférica foi maior que os da região central. Os ectoparasitos observados foram Ctenocephalides felis felis, C. canis e Ctenocephalides híbrido (C. felis felis × C. canis). Os ovos de helmintos intestinais identificados nas fezes de gatos foram Ancylostoma spp., Toxocara sp., Trichuris sp., família Taeniidae e Oncicola sp. Na região periférica, o maior número de animais positivos pertencia a proprietários de baixa renda salarial e pouca escolaridade. As populações residentes nos bairros da região periférica encontram-se mais expostas aos agentes com potencial zoonótico.Palavras-chave: Parasitos, gatos domiciliados, diagnóstico. AbstractThe purpose of this research was to determinate the prevalence of ectoparasites and gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in domiciliated cats, from central and peripheral region, of Lages city, Santa Catarina State and also characterize the economic, social and cultural status of families' pet owners. From the period of December 2005 to December 2006, 600 questionnaires were distributed to pet owners of Lages city and ectoparasites and faeces were collected. The prevalence of ectoparasites was 13.8% (28/203) and for GI parasites was 37.8% (42/111). The prevalence of parasites in domiciliated cats from the peripheral region were bigger than in the central region. The ectoparasites observed were Ctenocephalides felis felis, C. canis and Ctenocephalides hybrid (C. felis felis x C. canis). The intestinal helminths eggs observed in cats faeces were Ancylostoma spp., Toxocara sp., Trichuris sp., Taeniidae family and Oncicola sp. In the peripheral region, the largest number of positive animals belonged to owners of low-income wage and low education The peripheral region population are over exposed to potencial zoonotic agents.

Gastrointestinal parasites of cats in Brazil: frequency and zoonotic risk

“…For instance, eggs of Trichuris sp. were detected in 1.7% (2/113) of the samples analyzed, these data are similar to others previously reported (STALLIVIERE et al, 2009;TESSEROLLI et al, 2005). On the other hand, ovigerous capsule of D. caninum were detected only in 1% (1/113) of the positive samples, thus indicating a low parasite burden in cats and consequently low transmission between these animals.…”

Gastrointestinal parasites in stray and shelter cats in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

“…This was also the pattern reported in other studies on fecal material from domestic cats (GENNARI et al, 1999;RAGOZO et al, 2002;LORENZINI et al, 2007;STALLIVIERE et al, 2009;FERREIRA et al, 2011;RIGGIO et al, 2013). It is important to emphasize that the high frequency of monoparasitism consisted of a parasite profile in which hookworm eggs were the evolutive form most often detected in both cat populations studied here.…”

Frequency of gastrointestinal parasites in cats seen at the University of São Paulo Veterinary Hospital, Brazil

“…T. cati is often reported to be the most prevalent nematode in cats around the world, as observed in surveys conducted in the USA (NOLAN & SMITH, 1995) (ZANZANI et al, 2014) and China (YANG & LIANG, 2015). Also, in Brazil, T. cati was found to be the most prevalent helminth in cats in Rio Grande do Sul (LORENZINI et al, 2007;PIVOTO et al, 2013), Paraná (TESSEROLLI et al, 2005), Santa Catarina (STALLIVIERE et al, 2009) and the metropolitan region of São Paulo (GENNARI et al, 2001;RAGOZO et al, 2002;FUNADA et al, 2007).…”