Occurrence of giardia spp. in dog feces on the Laranjal beach, Pelotas-RS and comparative study between techniques

Authors

  • Alexsander Ferraz Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Tainá Ança Evaristo Mendes Cardoso Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Bruna Santos Pires Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Tatiana Ávila Antunes Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Diego Moscarelli Pinto Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Leandro Quintana Nizoli Universidade Federal de Pelotas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v12n3a52.1-4%20

Keywords:

comparison of techniques, diagnostic, giardiasis, protozoan, zoonosis

Abstract

Giardiosis is an important zoonotic disease caused by protozoa, easily disseminated by ingestion of cysts in water and food. For the identification of these parasitological agents, the coproparasitological laboratory techniques are prioritized, being some of them the method of Faust and the technique of Hoffman, Pons and Janner (HPJ). The objective of this study was to evaluate samples of feces from dogs, collected on the shore of the Laranjal beach, county of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and to compare these two diagnostic techniques, used in laboratory routine . Of the 41 samples analyzed by both techniques, nine were positive by the method of Faust and seven by HPJ, representing 22% and 17% respectively. Because it is a public place and giardiosis has zoonotic potential, it is necessary to adopt sanitary measures aimed at reducing the contamination of these places and consequently the exposure to this protozoan.

Published

2018-02-13

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Occurrence of giardia spp. in dog feces on the Laranjal beach, Pelotas-RS and comparative study between techniques. (2018). Pubvet, 12(03). https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v12n3a52.1-4

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