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Ferreira IB, Garcia IS, Lima MLF, da Silva RC, Santarém VA. Evaluation of heating and liming treatments in sand samples artificially contaminated with Ancylostoma spp. eggs. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA = BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY : ORGAO OFICIAL DO COLEGIO BRASILEIRO DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA 2024; 33:e002124. [PMID: 38896755 PMCID: PMC11253820 DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612024032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Ancylostoma spp. are found worldwide. Infected dog and cat feces can contaminate soil in public places. Despite prophylactic measures being available, studies on direct remediation of Ancylostoma-contaminated soils are scarce. This study aimed to determine the impact of heat treatment and liming on the viability of Ancylostoma spp. eggs in artificially contaminated sandy soil. Sterilized sand samples were contaminated with Ancylostoma spp. eggs extracted from infected dogs' feces. Samples were heated (trial I) to 70 °C or 80 °C, then sieved after 24 hours (212, 90, 38, and 25 µm). Larval cultures were assessed for larval development following heat treatment. Five quicklime concentrations (trial II; 50, 30, 20, 10 and 5%) were used to treat sand. The effect of liming on larval cultures was assessed by measuring embryonic development. Filariform larvae were exposed to 20% quicklime (25 °C and 37 °C, 20 min). Heat treatment destroys Ancylostoma spp. eggs and prevents in vitro larval development. Liming at 50, 30, and 20% concentrations made embryonic development impossible. However, filariform larvae treated with 20% lime solution retained their motility. Heating at 70 °C and liming at 20% were sufficient to make Ancylostoma spp. egg embryogenesis impossible in experimentally contaminated sand samples.
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- Isabella Braghin Ferreira
- Laboratório de Parasitologia Veterinária, Hospital Universitário Veterinário, Universidade do Oeste Paulista – UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Parasitologia Veterinária, Hospital Universitário Veterinário, Universidade do Oeste Paulista – UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Faculdade de Pós-graduação em Zootecnia, Universidade do Oeste Paulista – UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Parasitologia Veterinária, Hospital Universitário Veterinário, Universidade do Oeste Paulista – UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Parasitologia Veterinária, Hospital Universitário Veterinário, Universidade do Oeste Paulista – UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
- Faculdade de Pós-graduação em Zootecnia, Universidade do Oeste Paulista – UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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Souza JBB, Silva ZMDA, Alves-Ribeiro BS, Moraes IDS, Alves-Sobrinho AV, Saturnino KC, Ferraz HT, Machado MRF, Braga ÍA, Ramos DGDS. Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites, Risk Factors and Zoonotic Aspects in Dog and Cat Populations from Goiás, Brazil. Vet Sci 2023; 10:492. [PMID: 37624279 PMCID: PMC10459326 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci10080492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Gastrointestinal diseases caused by parasites are frequently diagnosed in the clinical routine of domestic animals, especially dogs and cats. In general, they trigger factors that can affect human health due to zoonoses. Therefore, this study aims to identify the main intestinal parasites obtained from the fecal samples of dogs and cats in the municipality of Jata, Brazil, and their associated risk factors. Between October 2020 and March 2022, fecal samples were collected from 359 dogs and 55 cats through spontaneous defecation and subsequently subjected to coproparasitological analyses using the Willis fluctuation and Hoffman spontaneous sedimentation techniques. The following parasitic species were identified: Ancylostoma spp., Toxocara spp., Trichuris vulpis, Dipylidium caninum; Giardia spp., Entamoeba spp., Cystoisospora spp., and Platynosomum fastosum. The risk factors associated with parasitism include age, average income of owners, access to garbage, sewage, waste, outdated deworming, and contact with animals. The results demonstrate the need to establish public policies and implement preventive and control measures to reduce the occurrence of parasites in animals and the exposure of humans to pathogenic agents.
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- Juliana Bruno Borges Souza
- Laboratory of Parasitology and Veterinary Clinical Analysis, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Jataí, Jataí 75801-615, Brazil; (J.B.B.S.); (Z.M.d.A.S.); (B.S.A.-R.); (I.d.S.M.); (A.V.A.-S.); (Í.A.B.)
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- Laboratory of Parasitology and Veterinary Clinical Analysis, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Jataí, Jataí 75801-615, Brazil; (J.B.B.S.); (Z.M.d.A.S.); (B.S.A.-R.); (I.d.S.M.); (A.V.A.-S.); (Í.A.B.)
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- Laboratory of Parasitology and Veterinary Clinical Analysis, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Jataí, Jataí 75801-615, Brazil; (J.B.B.S.); (Z.M.d.A.S.); (B.S.A.-R.); (I.d.S.M.); (A.V.A.-S.); (Í.A.B.)
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- Laboratory of Parasitology and Veterinary Clinical Analysis, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Jataí, Jataí 75801-615, Brazil; (J.B.B.S.); (Z.M.d.A.S.); (B.S.A.-R.); (I.d.S.M.); (A.V.A.-S.); (Í.A.B.)
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- Laboratory of Parasitology and Veterinary Clinical Analysis, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Jataí, Jataí 75801-615, Brazil; (J.B.B.S.); (Z.M.d.A.S.); (B.S.A.-R.); (I.d.S.M.); (A.V.A.-S.); (Í.A.B.)
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathological Anatomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Jataí, Jataí 75801-615, Brazil;
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Jataí, Jataí 75801-615, Brazil;
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology in Fish, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Jataí, Jataí 75801-615, Brazil;
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- Laboratory of Parasitology and Veterinary Clinical Analysis, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Jataí, Jataí 75801-615, Brazil; (J.B.B.S.); (Z.M.d.A.S.); (B.S.A.-R.); (I.d.S.M.); (A.V.A.-S.); (Í.A.B.)
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- Laboratory of Parasitology and Veterinary Clinical Analysis, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Jataí, Jataí 75801-615, Brazil; (J.B.B.S.); (Z.M.d.A.S.); (B.S.A.-R.); (I.d.S.M.); (A.V.A.-S.); (Í.A.B.)
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Saichenko IV, Antipov AA, Bakhur TI, Bezditko LV, Shmayun SS. Co-infection of Trichuris vulpis and Toxocara canis in different aged dogs: Influence on the haematological indices. BIOSYSTEMS DIVERSITY 2021. [DOI: 10.15421/012117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Trichuris vulpis and Toxocara canis are worldwide parasitic nematodes affecting dogs and mammals of the Canine family. Due to the special structure of the shells, the eggs of these geohelminths can maintain their viability in soil, sand, water and the environment for a long time. The study involved young (6–12 months old) and adult (1.5–8.0 years old) dogs affected by co-infection of T. vulpis + T. canis; the control group consisted of dewormed healthy animals of the same age. Parasitological examination of dogs' faeces was performed using a "Counting Chamber for Ovoscopic Researches"; morphological parameters, indicators of nutrient metabolism, mineral metabolism and activity of enzymatic systems were determined in blood and serum. According to the results of parasitological research on the dogs, it was found that young animals are more prone to toxocarosis, and adults – trichurosis. The co-infection of nematodes T. vulpis + T. canis in dogs develops several changes in haematological parameters: a significant decrease in erythrocytes, haemoglobin, MCV, MCH, and haematocrit, leukocytosis with basophils and eosinophilia in young infected animals; and eosinophilia and basophilia (15.9 times) in adults, compared with healthy dogs of the same age. Among the changes in serum biochemical parameters, young infected dogs showed a decrease in the concentration of total protein and albumin content, an increase in the content of "acute phase" proteins (α-1, α-2 and β-globulins), an increase in cholesterol and total bilirubin; in adult infected dogs, a decrease in albumin content, an increase in the content of α-1, α-2, and β-globulins, an increase in the concentration of cholesterol and total bilirubin, a decrease in the concentration of urea in comparison with healthy animals were determined. Also, among the indicators of mineral metabolism, a decrease in the concentration of calcium and magnesium in the serum was found in young infected dogs. Among the changes in the enzyme metabolism in the serum of infected dogs, there was an increase in the activity of all studied enzymes in animals of both research groups: ALT, AST, α-amylase, GGT and ALP. Thus, co-infection with nematodes T. vulpis + T. canis has a complex pathogenic effect on the body of dogs of all ages, which manifested itself in multiple changes in haematological parameters. In the future, the authors’ team plan to develop comprehensive measures to combat nematode infections in different living conditions of dogs, taking into account the results of the current research.
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Ilić T, Nišavić U, Gajić B, Nenadović K, Ristić M, Stanojević D, Dimitrijević S. Prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs from public shelters in Serbia. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 76:101653. [PMID: 33930631 DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2021.101653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Data on endoparasitic infections in dogs from dog shelters in Southeastern Europe are limited; thus, this study aimed to add to the existing knowledge on this topic by reporting on the prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs from public dog shelters in the Republic of Serbia. In 2017 and 2018, individual and pooled fecal samples, were collected from 1267 dogs from six shelters. All samples were qualitatively examined for parasites using flotation tests. Seven taxa of intestinal parasites were identified: Cystoisospora spp., ascarids: Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina, hookworms, Trichuris vulpis, taeniids and Dipylidium caninum. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 58. 3 % (78. 1 % in young dogs and 53.1 % in adult dogs). The parasites detected in both young (<1 year old) and adult dogs (>1 year old) were Cystoisospora spp. (20 % and 4.9 %), T. canis (33.5 % and 14.7 %), T. leonina (7.7 % and 2.3 %), and hookworms (16.9 % and 15 %), respectively. However, T. vulpis (9.6 %), taeniids (1.3 %), and D. caninum (5.4 %) were detected only in adult dogs. In the Belgrade shelter, young dogs had a higher prevalence of endoparasitic infections (18.9 %, 49/260) than adult dogs (14.8 %, 149/1007). In the Subotica, Jagodina and Niš shelters, young dogs had significantly higher (p < 0.001 and p < 0.05, respectively) prevalence of endoparasitic infections (10 %, 12.3 % and 14.6 %) than adult dogs (5.3 %, 8 % and 7.2 %). These results will be useful for establishing health care programs in dog shelters and implementing effective strategies for the control of intestinal parasites.
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- Tamara Ilić
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Public Communal Company, Veterina Belgrade, Emergency Room Utility, Serbia.
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), Al Ain, P.O. Box 1555, United Arab Emirates.
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- Department of Animal Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Oslobodjenja 18, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agriculture Kruševac, University of Niš, Serbia.
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
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