Dipylidiasis in dogs - Report

Authors

  • Daniel Serafim de Andrade Rodrigues UFPI
  • Dalvan Fortaleza Alencar
  • Brenda Lurian do Nascimento Medeiros

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v10n3.197-199

Keywords:

Dipylidium caninum; cestoda;  dog.

Abstract

The dipylidiasis is a parasitic disease caused by cestoda Dipylidium caninum, which in its adult parasite form the small intestine of dogs, cats and accidentally man. In the larval stage, the parasite is located in the body cavity of the intermediate hosts, fleas and lice. Dogs contract the disease by eating infected intermediate host with cisticercoides larvae. This article reports the case of four dogs naturally infected by D. caninum attended at the Veterinary Hospital of Universidade Federal do Piauí.

Published

2016-02-14

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

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