Contamination for faecal samples dogs of the public squares of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2007.26651Keywords:
Ancylostoma sp., Toxocara sp., Public squares, ZoonosisAbstract
The present work had the objective to evaluate the contamination of the public squares of Cuiabá, State of Mato Grosso, for faecal samples of dogs. Fifty five squares had been searched, of August the November of 2006. Of these, 14 beed situated in the center of city and 41 in diverse outlying areas of the city. The samples were collected per the morning, stored in processed plastic bags under refrigeration and in the Laboratory of Parasitic Illnesses of the Hospital Veterinarian of the UFMT, through the techniques of Willis-Mollay and Hoffmann, Pons and Janer, 1934. Of the 55 squares, 40 had faecal samples of dogs. To 121 samples had been all collected and in 45 eggs of helminths had been observed. Of these, 38 (84,4%) had presented eggs of Ancylostoma sp; 07 (15,5%) of Toxocara sp; 09 (20%) of Trichuris vulpis ones and 01 (2,2%) of Platynossomum sp and Cystoisospora sp. Twenty and two of the 121 joined samples had been in the squares central offices and 99 in the ones of outlying areas, however did not have difference significant statistics (p>;0,05) between the same ones. This study it disclosed high contamination of public squares of the city of Cuiabá for eggs of helminths, including of importance in public health, what it indicates risk of transmission of these zoonosis the population.Downloads
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Almeida A do BPF de, Sousa VRF, Dalcin L, Justino CH da S. Contamination for faecal samples dogs of the public squares of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2007 Apr. 1 [cited 2025 Feb. 25];44(2):132-6. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/26651