Potential hazard of zoonotic parasites present in canine feces in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

To estimate the zoonotic parasites prevalence in feral dog feces in Puerto Escondido. The fecalism frecuency was estimated in ten zones. To identify the parasites parasitological flotation and direct smear methods were used. The parasitic prevalence was estimated in the canine feces. All the zones p...

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Published in:Salud pública de México 2014-11, Vol.56 (6), p.625-630
Main Authors: Vélez-Hernández, León, Reyes-Barrera, Karen Lizbeth, Rojas-Almaráz, Daniela, Calderón-Oropeza, Mónica Alicia, Cruz-Vázquez, Julieta Karina, Arcos-García, José Luis
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Ancylostoma
Animals
Animals, Wild
Cestode Infections
Disease Reservoirs - parasitology
Disease Reservoirs - veterinary
Dog Diseases - epidemiology
Dog Diseases - parasitology
Dog Diseases - transmission
Dogs - parasitology
Feces - parasitology
heces
Helminthiasis, Animal - epidemiology
Humans
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - transmission
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - veterinary
larva migrans
Mexico - epidemiology
México
parásitos
perros
Pets
Toxocara canis
Zoonoses - transmission
zoonosis
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Summary:To estimate the zoonotic parasites prevalence in feral dog feces in Puerto Escondido. The fecalism frecuency was estimated in ten zones. To identify the parasites parasitological flotation and direct smear methods were used. The parasitic prevalence was estimated in the canine feces. All the zones presented canine fecalism. The parasitic prevalence in the feces was 73.33%. The parasites with the highest prevalence were Toxocara canis (47.78%), Ancylostoma caninum (17.88%), and Dipylidium caninum (13.89%). Canine fecalism comes from strayed and owned dogs. 66.66% of the parasites found in the dog feces are zoonotics. The factors associated to this problem are the suburban habitat, waste mishandling and nil tenure of stray dogs.
ISSN:0036-3634
1606-7916
DOI:10.21149/spm.v56i6.7389