Ocorrência de parasitos gastrintestinais no município de Patos, Paraíba, Brasil.

Abstract

This survey demonstrates the main gastrointestinal parasites found in the feces of pet dogs, located in risk areas (District Multirão and Jatoba) and non- risk areas (District Maternity) in the city of Patos, PB, seeking to guide the owners about the importance of prevention of parasitic diseases, as well as the relationship with the public health. They were collected 120 fecal samples from dogs with varied age and race, male and female. The samples were stored in plastic bags previously identified and transported in refrigerated container for analysis in the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases of Domestic Animals (LDPAD) at the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG ) Patos’ Campus. The material was processed by two methods and Willis Mollay Hoffmann. 24.1 % of the animals examined were considered positive, being 7.58 % for Toxocara sp. (% of people in risk areas and in the non-risk area %), followed by 6.89 % with Toxocara canis (hazardous area), 3.44 % with eggs Cystoisospora. It was concluded that Ancylostoma sp. is the most common parasite found in dogs of this study, and the importance of doing more than one diagnostic method to identify the presence of gastrointestinal parasites.