Open AccessFREQUÊNCIA DE OCORRÊNCIA DE Giardia sp. E DE Cryptosporidium spp. EM EQUÍDEOS NATURALMENTE INFECTADOS E ABATIDOS EM UM FRIGORÍFICO
Author(s) -
Nayara Resende Nasciutti,
Dagmar Diniz Cabral,
Aline Diniz Cabral,
Rafael Rocha de Souza,
Patrícia Magalhães de Oliveira
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ciência animal brasileira
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.174
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1809-6891
pISSN - 1518-2797
DOI - 10.5216/cab.v14i2.5687
Subject(s) - cryptosporidium , giardia , biology , veterinary medicine , feces , equidae , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , medicine
Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia sp are protozoan of larger importance by their zoonotic potential. We studied the frequency of occurrence of these parasites in equidae from Araguari - Minas Gerais, slaughtered during February to March of 2008 and correlated with sex, species and origin. A total of 150 fecal samples were collected and specific techniques were used. The results showed 4% (6/150) of Giardia sp. in all the samples. The positivity was 4.23% (3/71) in females and 3.80% (3/79) in males. The positivity was 10.53% (2/19) in mules and 3.05% (4/131) in horses. The positive samples from Brazilian states was 16.67% (1/6) in Bahia, 7.69% (1/13) in Tocantins, 3.61% (3/83) in Minas Gerais and 2.08% (1/48) in Goiás. Cryptosporidium spp. were not found in any samples analyzed (n=150). We concluded that it is very important to study the frequency of these protozoans in horses, adding data to the; we also suggest molecular studies to associate with epidemiology and public health