GIARDIASIS Y CRIPTOSPORIDIASIS EN CANINOS DE LOS DISTRITOS DEL CONO OESTE DE LIMA METROPOLITANA

Autor: A Eva Casas, V Rosa Pinedo, P Hernán Sotelo, V Amanda Chávez, P Néstor Falcón
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú; Vol. 24 No. 3 (2013); 353-359
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú; Vol. 24 Núm. 3 (2013); 353-359
Revistas Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
instacron:UNMSM
Redalyc
ISSN: 1682-3419
1609-9117
Popis: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Giardia spp and Cryptosporidium spp in dogs reared in the western districts of Metropolitan Lima and the association with sex, type of diet, stools physical aspect and staying at home. For this, 300 fecal samples were collected from apparently healthy dogs of both sexes and various breeds between 1 month and 12 years of age. The spontaneous sedimentation technique was used for the diagnostics of Giardia spp and the Ziehl-Neelsen modified was used for Cryptosporidium spp. The prevalence was 16.7 ± 4 and 29.7 ± 5.0% for Giardia spp and Cryptosporidium spp respectively. Younger animals showed higher prevalence of Giardia spp (p
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