Title |
Ectoparasitos e helmintos intestinais em Felis catus domesticus, da cidade de Lages, SC, Brasil e aspectos sócioeconômicos e culturais das famílias dos proprietários dos animais
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Published in |
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, January 2009
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DOI | 10.4322/rbpv.01804005 |
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Authors |
Fernanda Magalhães Stalliviere, Valdomiro Bellato, Antonio Pereira de Souza, Amélia Aparecida Sartor, Anderson Barbosa de Moura, Luciana Dalla Rosa |
Abstract |
The purpose of this research was to determinate the prevalence of ectoparasites and gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in domiciliated cats, from central and peripheral region, of Lages city, Santa Catarina State and also characterize the economic, social and cultural status of families' pet owners. From the period of December 2005 to December 2006, 600 questionnaires were distributed to pet owners of Lages city and ectoparasites and faeces were collected. The prevalence of ectoparasites was 13.8% (28/203) and for GI parasites was 37.8% (42/111). The prevalence of parasites in domiciliated cats from the peripheral region were bigger than in the central region. The ectoparasites observed were Ctenocephalides felis felis, C. canis and Ctenocephalides hybrid (C. felis felis x C. canis). The intestinal helminths eggs observed in cats faeces were Ancylostoma spp., Toxocara sp., Trichuris sp., Taeniidae family and Oncicola sp. In the peripheral region, the largest number of positive animals belonged to owners of low-income wage and low education The peripheral region population are over exposed to potencial zoonotic agents. |
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Geographical breakdown
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Argentina | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Brazil | 2 | 8% |
United States | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 23 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 23% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 23% |
Student > Master | 2 | 8% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 4% |
Researcher | 1 | 4% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
Unknown | 10 | 38% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 27% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 8% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 4% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 4% |
Social Sciences | 1 | 4% |
Other | 2 | 8% |
Unknown | 12 | 46% |