Prevalence of intestinal parasites with zoonotic risk in Canis lupus familiaris of Retes town, Lima, Peru

• Published in: Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú
• Main Authors: Naupay I., Asucena, Castro H., Julia, Tello A., Manuel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria 2019
• Subjects: zoonoses; Toxocara canis; Dipylidium caninum; helminths; coccidia; Ancylostomideos; zoonosis; helmintos; coccidios; Molloy; Willis; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/15942; https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v30i1.15766

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and the risk factors associated with zoonotic transmission in dogs with owner in the rural town of Retes, Huaral district (Lima, Peru). A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, where fecal samples of 47 dogs were collected and processed by simple direct methods, Willis-Molloy flotation technique and the rapid sedimentation technique modified by Lumbreras. The morphometric identification of the parasitic species was also done. The statistical analysis was performed by bivariate analysis with Chi square distribution. The prevalence of enteroparasitosis was 31.9%. Dipylidium caninum (12.8%), Toxocara canis (10.6%), Ancylostoma spp (4.3%), Cystoisospora canis (4.3%), Taenia spp (2.1%) were found. Monoparasitism was 76.7%, followed by biparasitism (13.4%) between helminths and protozoa. The feeding site was the only risk factor associated with intestinal parasitism (OR=7.11, X2=5.23, p=0.03). Dog’s zoonotic helminths D. caninum, T. canis and Ancylostoma spp, given the prevalence found, could easily be transmitted to humans because they are occupying the same habitat in the rural area of Huaral. El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar la prevalencia de parásitos intestinales y los factores de riesgo asociados con la transmisión zoonótica en perros con dueño de la localidad rural de Retes, distrito de Huaral (Lima, Perú). Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal, donde se recolectaron muestras fecales de 47 perros y fueron procesadas mediante los métodos directo simple, flotación de Willis-Molloy y sedimentación rápida modificada por Lumbreras. Así mismo, se hizo la identificación morfométrica de las especies parasitarias. El análisis estadístico se realizó mediante análisis bivariado con distribución Chi cuadrado. La prevalencia de enteroparasitosis fue de 31.9%. Se halló Dipylidium caninum (12.8%), Toxocara canis (10.6%), Ancylostoma spp (4.3%), Cystoisospora canis (4.3%), Taenia spp (2.1%). El ...