Parasitic fauna in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) of a rural sector in the central region of Chile

• Published in: Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú
• Main Authors: Opazo, Alvaro, Barrientos, Carlos, Sanhueza, Ana María, Urrutia, Nicole, Fernández, Italo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria 2019
• Subjects: parasites; dog; rural environment; zoonosis; Giardia; parásitos; perros; ambiente rural; Burrows; Valparaíso; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/15943; https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v30i1.15683

The aim of this study was to determine the presence of ecto- and endoparasites in a canine population located in a mountainous rural sector of the Valparaíso region of Chile. Thirty canines were subjected to clinical inspection to collect ectoparasites and faeces of the rectum. Faecal samples were a...