Produção Nacional
Prevalencia de Dirofilaria immitis en caninos domésticos de dos municipios del trópico de Guerrero, México
2019; Volume: 9; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2448-6132
AutoresPerla Romero-Rodríguez, Ethel García-y-González, Cristina Santos-Sotomaior, Blanca Celia Pineda-Burgos, Gustavo Olivar-Valladolid, Pedro E. Hernández-Ruiz, José Luis Ponce-Covarrubias,
Tópico(s)Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
ResumoThe objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis (DI) in domestic canines in the municipalities of Cuautepec and Acapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, Mexico. Cluster sampling was used according to the selected addresses. Blood samples were obtained only from dogs older than one year of the two municipalities. In the study, 15.68 % were found in the municipality of Cuautepec and 7.44% in domestic canines positive for microfilariae in Acapulco de Juarez. The highest percentage of positive animals was found in males, in animals> 3 years of age and small and medium animals in Cuautepec municipality (P 3 years of age, of an indefinite mestizo race and living outside the home (P <0.05). It is concluded that domestic canines in the municipalities of Cuautepec and Acapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, found a high prevalence of DI, and males had a higher percentage in the municipality of Cuautepec and females in Acapulco de Juarez.
Referência(s)