Ocorrência de enteroparasitoses em cães domésticos no município de Santa Bárbara de Goiás

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To verify the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in domestic dogs in the city of Santa Bárbara de Goiás. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the period from March to May, 2017, faecal samples from 120 dogs were collected, applying questionnaires that included information about the animal, to analyze the collected samples two coproparasitological methods, Willis's technique and Hoffman's technique, were used. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The tests revealed that 53.33% out of all samples were infected by some type of parasite, the most frequent being Ancylostoma spp, Toxocara sp, Giardia lamblia. Concerning to the parasite associations, 25.00% of contaminated samples were observed, among the multiple infections there was predominance of the genera Toxocara sp. / Ancylostoma spp. (31.25%), Ancylostoma spp / E. coli (18.75%), Ancylostoma spp / Giardia lamblia (12.50%). CONCLUSION: Enteroparasites have a great zoonotic potential, therefore, adopting control policies and making the owners aware of these parasitosis are important factors on reducing the occurrence of these parasites in humans and domestic dogs, since they are a public health problem.