Helminths parasites of stray dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) from Cuiabá, Midwestern of Brazil

• Published in: Semina: Ciências Agrárias
• Main Authors: Dirceu Guilherme de Souza Ramos, Bruna Karina Alexandria Zocco, Mariana de Medeiros Torres, Ísis Assis Braga, Richard de Campos Pacheco, Afonso Lodovico Sinkoc
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2015
• Subjects: Parasitism; Ancylostoma; Larva migrans; Dirofilariasis; Zoonosis; Agriculture (General); S1-972; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n2p889; https://doaj.org/article/92e04815beaf406583b31fdf379bd239

Helminths cause respiratory and gastrointestinal infections in animals, especially in neonates and young animals. Some species of helminth parasites of domestic animals have zoonotic potential, becoming a public health problem, especially when combined with lack of information about the population of these zoonosis and lack of control over of their hosts. This study aimed to identify and quantify the species of helminths from dogs that are not domiciled in the region of Cuiabá, in the Midwest region of Brazil. A total of 100 animals, from the Center for Zoonosis Control of Cuiabá were euthanized and necropsied for helminth searching. Overall 8,217 helminths were found in 85 animals identified in six species: Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma. braziliense, Trichuris vulpis, Toxocara canis, Dirofilaria immitis and Dipylidium caninum. It was evidenced the wide distribution of helminths pathogenic to domestic dogs and especially with zoonotic potential as A. caninum, T. canis, D. caninum and D. immitis. The presence of D. immitis is an important finding, since it is a potentially zoonotic agent, however, this finding is considered sporadic.