Ectoparasites Community and survey of hemoparasites from dogs (Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758) in the vicinity of Serra de São José, Minas Gerais State
The main objective in this paper was to describe the community of ectoparasites and hemoparasites in dogs in the vicinity of Serra de São José, Minas Gerais State. The survey involved 24hosts in which samples of blood and ectoparasites were collected. The ectoparaistes were identified bystereoscopy...
| Published in: | Revista de Biologia Neotropical / Journal of Neotropical Biology |
|---|---|
| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Published: |
Universidade Federal de Goiás
2018
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.ufg.br/RBN/article/view/37492 https://doi.org/10.5216/rbn.v1i1.37492 |
| Summary: | The main objective in this paper was to describe the community of ectoparasites and hemoparasites in dogs in the vicinity of Serra de São José, Minas Gerais State. The survey involved 24hosts in which samples of blood and ectoparasites were collected. The ectoparaistes were identified bystereoscopy or photonic microscopy. Hemoparasites were detected by blood smear with Giemsa stain and the diagnostic of Leishmania sp. was obtained by ELISA and RIFI. The most prevalent ectoparasite was Ctenocephalides felis felis (83.3%) followed Rhipicephalus sanguineus (33.3%). Immature ticks, Tunga penetrans, Trichodectes canis and Dermatobia hominis, were also found in lower prevalence. We registered morphological variations of chaetotaxy, in genus Ctenocephalides in 12.5% of the hosts. One dog was positive to Babesia canis and two dogs were reagent for Leishmania sp. Teve-se como principal objetivo descrever a comunidade de ectoparasitos e hemoparasitos de cães residentes no entorno da Serra de São José, Minas Gerais. O levantamento ocorreu em 24 hospedeiros onde foram coletadas amostras de sangue e ectoparasitos. Os ectoparasitos foram identificadospor esterioscopia e/ou microscopia fotônica. Hemoparasitos foram examinados por esfregaço sanguíneo e o diagnóstico de Leishmania sp. foi realizado por método de ELISA e RIFI. A espécie de ectoparasito mais prevalente foi Ctenocephalides felis felis (83,3%) seguida por Rhipicephalus sanguineus (33,3%). Ixodídeos imaturos; Tunga penetrans; Trichodectes canis e Dermatobia hominis também foram regis- trados em menor prevalência. Registra-se variação na quetotaxia no gênero Ctenocephalides (12,5%). Um cão foi diagnosticado positivo para Babesia canis e dois reagentes para Leishmania sp. |
|---|