Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites, Risk Factors and Zoonotic Aspects in Dog and Cat Populations from Goiás, Brazil

Overview

Journal Vet Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2023 Aug 25

PMID 37624279

Authors

Juliana Bruno Borges Souza

Zara Mariana de Assis Silva

Bruna Samara Alves-Ribeiro

Iago de Sa Moraes

Ana Vitoria Alves-Sobrinho

Klaus Casaro Saturnino

Henrique Trevizoli Ferraz

Monica Rodrigues Ferreira Machado

Isis Assis Braga

Dirceu Guilherme de Souza Ramos

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Abstract

Gastrointestinal diseases caused by parasites are frequently diagnosed in the clinical routine of domestic animals, especially dogs and cats. In general, they trigger factors that can affect human health due to zoonoses. Therefore, this study aims to identify the main intestinal parasites obtained from the fecal samples of dogs and cats in the municipality of Jata, Brazil, and their associated risk factors. Between October 2020 and March 2022, fecal samples were collected from 359 dogs and 55 cats through spontaneous defecation and subsequently subjected to coproparasitological analyses using the Willis fluctuation and Hoffman spontaneous sedimentation techniques. The following parasitic species were identified: spp., spp., , spp., spp., spp., and . The risk factors associated with parasitism include age, average income of owners, access to garbage, sewage, waste, outdated deworming, and contact with animals. The results demonstrate the need to establish public policies and implement preventive and control measures to reduce the occurrence of parasites in animals and the exposure of humans to pathogenic agents.

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