Ocorrência de endoparasitos com potencial zoonótico no município de Uruguaiana, RS

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of endoparasite in the city of Uruguaiana- RS. The study was carried out in six city parks (Árvore, Argentina, Barão do Rio Branco Duque de Caxias, Monteiro Lobato and Nova Esperança). These parks were selected due to the great use by the population in the moments of recreation, presence of dogs in the mediations and feces at the sites. The collections were carried out from October 2017 to July 2018, on weekdays. After collection, the samples were identified, conditioned and evaluated in the veterinary parasitology laboratory of UNIPAMPA. In the laboratory, the coprological examination was carried out to identify the parasitic structures through optical microscopy. The presence and absence of zoonotic eggs, percentage of these samples, mapping of the collection sites and agents found were evaluated from the obtained data. There were 87 samples collected at the sites, which 23 were positive for endoparasite eggs. From the samples, 76 were found in parks without fence, where 19 contained eggs of endoparasites with zoonotic potential, representing 25%. In the fenced-in parks, the number of samples found was lower (11), but the proportion of positive samples was 36.36%. In the compilation of the data, there was a higher prevalence of Ancylostoma spp. than Toxocara spp. In addition to the evaluation of the samplings, preventive measures were suggested as the institution of physical barriers, responsible tutoring and implementation of health education to reduce contamination of the public parks of the city.