Freqüência de parasitos gastrintestinais em cães e gatos atendidos em hospital-escola veterinário da cidade de São Paulo / Frequency of gastrointestinal parasites in dogs and cats referred to a veterinary school hospital in the city of São Paulo
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
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59(5): 1338-1340, out. 2007. tab
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ABSTRACT
Fecal samples from 1755 dogs and 327 cats were examined for the presence of helminths and protozoan forms. From the total samples, 486 (27.7 percent) dogs and 103 (31.5 percent) cats presented at least one parasite. The main genus of parasite in dogs were Ancylostoma (12.7 percent), Giardia (8.5 percent), Cystoisosopora (4.4 percent), Toxocara (2.6 percent), and Cryptosporidium (2.4 percent). The ocurrence of Ancylostoma was associated to male dogs, older than one year, while Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Cystoisospora and Toxocara were associated to dogs younger than one year (P<0.05). Among cats, the most frequent parasites were Cryptosporidium (11.3 percent), Giardia (8.3 percent), Cystoisosopora (8.3 percent), Toxocara (6.1 percent), and Ancylostoma (2.1 percent). Cryptosporidium and Cystoisosopora were more prevalent in cats younger than one year (P < 0.05)
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Main subject:
Parasitic Diseases, Animal
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Cats
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Dogs
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Eukaryota
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Feces
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Helminths
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
Journal subject:
Veterinary Medicine
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
USP/BR
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