Ocorrência de endoparasitas com potencial zoonótico de transmissão em fezes de gatos (Felis catus domesticus Linnaeus, 1758) domiciliados na área urbana e região metropolitana de Castro – Paraná - Brasil / The occurrence of endoparasites with zoonotic potential of transmission in feces of cats (Felis catus domesticus Linnaeus, 1758) domiciled in the urban and metropolitan areas of Castro - Paraná-Brazil

Abstract

Parasitic diseases of gastrointestinal kind stand out as the most frequent and important diseases involving newborn, young and adult cats. In order to verify the occurrence of endoparasites, thirty eight feces samples, which were collected from cats residing in the urban and metropolitan areas of the city of Castro-Paraná, were analyzed through the Willis technique. Nineteen samples (50.0%) tested positive for the presence of eggs and cysts of endoparasites; Cystoisospora spp. Cysts predominated in ten of them (52.63%). There were eggs of Ancylostoma spp. in two samples (10.53%), Toxocara sp. in two (10.53%), and egg capsules and proglottids of Dipylidium caninum in one of the samples (5.26%). It was also observed the association between two kinds of parasites in two samples. One of them was contaminated with eggs of Toxocara spp./Ancylostoma spp.(10.53%), and the other one with cysts of Giardia sp./Cystoisospora spp. (5.26%). Eggs, proglottids and egg capsules of Toxocara spp./Dipilidium caninum were found in one sample (5.26%). The identification of different kinds of endoparasites is a proof of the potential risk of contamination to other animals and people, emphasizing the importance of greater parasitological control in cats.

Parasitos Gastrintestinais Em Fezes De Gatos Domiciliados No Município De Pelotas, Rs, Brasil

“…A infecção por este cestoide ocorre através da ingestão acidental de pulgas e piolhos (hospedeiros intermediários), contendo a larva infectante deste parasito. Geralmente essa parasitose não representa grandes perigos para a saúde do animal, contudo, se a carga parasitária for elevada, pode acarretar irritação e inflamação da mucosa intestinal, e prurido na região perianal devido à saída ativa de proglotes através do ânus (LEITE, 2012).…”