Freqüência de helmintos em gatos de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais / Frequency of helminthes parasites in cats of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
; 56(4): 562-563, ago. 2004. tab
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS
| ID: lil-386727
Responsible library:
BR68.1
RESUMO
Necropsies in 50 cats, males and females of different ages were performed from August 2000 to December 2001. Forty five (90 percent) of them had parasites. Eleven cats (22 percent) had single infection, 34 (75.6 percent) multiple infection, and only 5 (10 percent) were free of infection. The parasitic frequencies were as follow Platynosomum fastosum (40 percent), Ancylostoma braziliensis (38 percent), Physaloptera praeputialis (34 percent), Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (18 percent), Dipylidium caninum (14 percent), Ancylostoma caninum (14 percent), Toxocara mistax (14 percent), Toxocara canis (10 percent), Trichuris campanula (6 percent), Toxascaris leonina (4 percent), Spirometra mansonoides (4 percent), Taenia taeniaeformis (4 percent) e Trichuris vulpis (2 percent).
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Cats
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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:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia/BR