Abstract Despite the ubiquity of domestic dogs, their role as zoonotic reservoirs and the large number of studies concerning parasites in urban dogs, rural areas in Brazil, especially those at the wildlife-domestic animal-human interface, have received little attention from scientists and public health m...
Abstract Gastrointestinal helminths are considered to be the most common parasites affecting cats worldwide. Correct diagnosis of these parasites in animals living in urban areas is pivotal, especially considering the zoonotic potential of some species (e.g. Ancylostoma sp. and Toxocara sp.). In this stu...
The objective of this study is to evaluate the ectoparasites and helminths of the white-crested elaenia, Elaenia albiceps chilensis. Feather mites Anisophyllodes elaeniae, Trouessartia elaeniae, and Analges sp. were detected in 51% of birds (n=106), whereas 24% were infected with lice (Tyranniphilopterus...
Objetivo. Identificar la presencia de parásitos con potencial zoonótico en los principales parques de la ciudad de Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia. Material y métodos. Se seleccionaron 28 parques de la ciudad en los que se recogieron 124 muestras de materia fecal de perros y muestras de suelo con ayuda de un...
O trematodeo digenético Paratanaisia bragai é descrito como parasito dos túbulos coletores renais e ureteres de aves. Esse helminto é usualmente pouco patogênico para a maioria dos hospedeiros; porém, em altas cargas parasitárias e em animais mais suscetíveis, pode causar sérios danos que result...
El tratamiento de ovinos y caprinos con Albendazole a la dosis de 7,5 mgkg-1, determinó una drástica reducción en el número de huevos por gramo de heces de estróngilos digestivos, sin lograr la negativización de los animales. Así mismo, es importante señalar que a los 14 días post-tratamiento se...
