Ocurrence of enteroparasites with zoonotic potential in animals of the rural area of San Andres, Chimborazo, Ecuador.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
; 26: 100630, 2021 12.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this research was the identification of the enteroparasites harbored by the animals of the San Andrés community, to evaluate their role as susceptible hosts and sources of infection for other animals, humans (zoonoses), as well as parasite forms spreaders to the environment in this rural area, located in the province of Chimborazo, Ecuadorian Andean region. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
The study was carried out combining 3 coproparasitological techniques direct examination, Ritchie and Ziehl-Neelsen in 300 animal stool samplesRESULTS:
Blastocystis sp., Entamoeba spp., Giardia spp., Balantidium spp., Cryptosporidium spp., Ascaris spp., Toxocara spp., Ancylostoma spp., Strongylida, Hymenolepis nana and Echinococcus spp., were detected. Infection by protozoa (87.3%) was higher than helminths (31.0%). All cattle, sheep and guinea pigs were found parasitized, and the presence of Blastocystis sp., Entamoeba spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. by all groups of animals stands out. It is also remarkable the presence of Giardia spp. in swine (19.2%), big herbivores-livestock (11.5%), leporids (8.3%) and carnivores (5.9%); Balantidium spp. in swine (19.2%), big herbivores-livestock (5.8%) and carnivores (1.2%); Hymenolepis nana in guinea pigs (2.1%); and Toxocara spp. (15.7%), Echinococcus spp. (9.6%) and Ancylostoma spp. (6.0%) in dogs.CONCLUSION:
Animals from San Andrés have a wide spectrum of intestinal parasitic forms in their feces, being a source of infection to other animals and humans, and a source of contamination of the environment, posing a risk factor and reinforcing the idea of the need for more effective treatments and hygienic measures to improve livestock production and cutting its transmission.Palabras clave
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Colección:
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Parásitos
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Enfermedades de las Ovejas
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Enfermedades de los Bovinos
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Criptosporidiosis
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Cryptosporidium
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Enfermedades de los Perros
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Ecuador
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Ecuador