Evaluation of different transmission routes of Cystoisospora suis in a farm using prophylactic toltrazuril / Avaliação de diferentes vias de transmissão de Cystoisospora suis em uma granja utilizando toltrazuril profilático

Coccidiosis is an enteric disease caused by protozoa, especially Cystoisospora suis which can lead to large losses in production. Its transmission occurs through different routes, mainly affecting piglets in the first weeks of life and normally progressing with diarrhea unresponsive to antibiotic therapy. The objective of this work was to evaluate, in two seasons of the year, the occurrence of C. suis in piglets and sows, the transmission routes and source of infection and the influence of the preventive use of toltrazuril on these epidemiological parameters. Two experiments were carried out, the first being in winter; under the influence of prophylactic use of toltrazuril; and the second in the summer, six months after the suspension of the prophylactic use of toltrazuril. The study included 36 sows (18 controls, 18 treated toltrazuril). The following samples were collected: rest of the sows, water from the individual drinkers in each cage, organic swabs present in the keepers' shoes, environmental swabs pre and housing, present in the cages in the rooms and accumulations of the maternity cage. As were disclosed to coproparaological and PCR exams. The presence of C. bebe ocysts is the winter and summer control following samples: sow feces (2.84%) of the winter and summer control groups (7.60%) of the winter and summer treated groups and the treated group winter and summer, rectal swabs from litters (9.03%) in the control and treated groups in winter, collected from the environment (20.22%) from all groups. Like others, they were negative for the presence of the parasite. There was no difference between the control and toltrazuril groups and no positive samples were observed in the summer. The possible route of transmission of the agent in the present work was the water from the douros. Preventive therapy with toltrazuril in farms with low infection pressure is not necessary to control C. suis.(AU)

A coccidiose é uma doença entérica, causada por protozoários, destacando o Cystoisospora suis que pode levar a grandes perdas na produção. Sua transmissão ocorre por diferentes rotas, afetando principalmente leitões nas primeiras semanas de vida e cursando normalmente com quadros de diarreia não responsivos à antibioticoterapia. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar, em duas estações do ano, a ocorrência de C. suis em leitões e matrizes, as vias de transmissão e fonte de infecção e a influência do uso preventivo do toltrazuril sobre estes parâmetros epidemiológicos, Dois experimentos foram realizados, sendo o primeiro no inverno; sob efeito do uso profilático do toltrazuril; e o segundo no verão, seis meses após a suspensão do uso profilático do toltrazuril. O estudo incluiu 36 porcas (18 controles, 18 tratadas com toltrazuril). As seguintes amostras foram coletadas: fezes das porcas, água dos bebedouros individuais de cada gaiola, suabes retais de cada leitegada, resíduos orgânicos presentes no calçado dos tratadores, suabes ambientais pré e pós alojamento, insetos presentes nas salas analisadas e fezes acumuladas nas gaiolas da maternidade. As amostras foram submetidas a exames coproparasitológicos e PCR. A presença de oocistos de C. suis foi detectada nas seguintes amostras: fezes das porcas (2,84%) dos grupos controle do inverno e verão, água dos bebedouros (7,60%) dos grupos tratado do inverno e verão e do grupo controle do verão, suabes retais das leitegadas (9,03%) nos grupos controle e tratado no inverno, fezes coletadas do ambiente (20,22%) de todos os grupos. As outras amostras foram negativas para a presença do parasita. Não houve diferença entre o grupo controle e tratado e não foram observadas amostras positivas no verão. A possível via de transmissão do agente no presente trabalho foi a água dos bebedouros. A terapia preventiva com toltrazuril em granjas com baixa pressão de infecção não é necessária para o controle de C. suis.(AU)

Characterization of a municipality as free of canine visceral leishmaniasis in the context of One Health.

Dogs are the main urban reservoir of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), which is transmitted by sand flies. In the state of Paraná, the first detection of a positive dog for VL was in 2014, this year Paraná lost free status for this disease (VL). The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Palotina, the occurrence of vectors that may transmit Leishmania infantum, and the number of notifications of human visceral leishmaniasis cases from period 2010 to 2020. To determine the occurrence of canine visceral leishmaniasis, blood samples from 204 dogs were analyzed using the rapid test DPP® to detect anti-L. infantum antibodies. To investigate the occurrence of potential vectors, monthly collections were made at 18 points within the urban area of the municipality. The number of human visceral leishmaniasis cases was investigated from Epidemiological Surveillance records. None of the serologically tested dogs showed positive titration. Only two specimens of Lutzomyia neivai, one of Lutzomyia sp. and four of Brumptomyia brumpti specimens were collected. No human visceral leishmaniasis cases were reported. These results suggest that there is no evidence of circulation of L. infantum in Palotina.