Ancylostoma and toxocara infestation in dogs and cats impounded on through-fares of S. Paulo, Brazil

Authors

  • Valdson de Angelis Côrtes Universidade Estadual Paulista; Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia; Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde Pública
  • Gil Vianna Paim Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Prática de Saúde Pública
  • Rufino Antunes de Alencar Filho Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo; Secretaria de Higiene e Saúde; Centro de Controle de Zoonoses

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101988000400010

Keywords:

Dog diseases^i2^sparasitol, Cat diseases^i2^sparasitol, Feces^i2^sparasitol, Ancylostomiasis^i2^sveterin, Toxocariasis^i2^sveterin

Abstract

Feces, collected after the killing of 9,150 dogs and 674 cats caught on throughfares of S. Paulo City, Brazil, and impounded, were examined for evidence of Ancylostomidae and Ascaridae parasites by the direct Willis' and sedimentation methods. The present article relates to material collected during the period 1980-1985. The following infestation rates were discovered: 59.83% of dogs and 22.26% of cats were found to have Toxocara sp. ova.

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Published

1988-08-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 4 (1988)

Section

Notes and Informations

How to Cite

Côrtes, V. de A., Paim, G. V., & Alencar Filho, R. A. de. (1988). Ancylostoma and toxocara infestation in dogs and cats impounded on through-fares of S. Paulo, Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 22(4), 341-343. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101988000400010