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A total of 2193 fecal samples from owned dogs were collected during the 2003-2004 period in Southern Greater Buenos Aires, and were evaluated for the presence of intestinal parasites by a flotation-centrifugation method. The overall prevalence was 52.4%, and the 11 species found were: Ancylostoma caninum (13%), Isospora ohioensis complex (12%), Toxocara canis (11%), Trichuris vulpis (10%), Sarcocystis sp. (10%), Giardia duodenalis (9%), Isospora canis (3%), Hammondia-Neospora complex (3%), Dipilydium caninum (18 cases), Cryptosporidium sp. (5 cases), and Toxascaris leonina (1 case). There was no significant difference in the overall prevalence between genders (female = 50.4%, male = 54.6%), and breeds (pure = 52.3%, mixed = 53%), but prevalence in puppies (<1 year) was higher than in adult dogs (62.7% versus 40.8%, respectively). Only the prevalence of A. caninum differed between genders, with higher values for males. The prevalences of six of the parasite species showed a decreasing trend with increasing host age, and an inverse pattern was found for two other species. The prevalences of three protozoa were significantly higher in pure-breed dogs, and those of two nematodes were significantly higher in mixed-breed dogs. The prevalences of T. canis, A. caninum, and T. vulpis were spatially heterogeneous with a clear Southwest-Northeast gradient. Only prevalences of Sarcocystis sp. and G. duodenalis showed seasonal variation. The frequency distribution of the number of species per fecal sample did not differ from a random distribution. Results obtained throughout the world were discussed. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:An epidemiological study of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs from Southern Greater Buenos Aires (Argentina): Age, gender, breed, mixed infections, and seasonal and spatial patterns
Autor:Fontanarrosa, M.F.; Vezzani, D.; Basabe, J.; Eiras, D.F.
Filiación:Laboratorio DIAP (Diagnóstico en Animales Pequeños), Inca 109, (B1836BBC), Llavallol, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Unidad de Ecología de Reservorios Y Vectores de Parásitos, Facultad de Cs. Exactas Y Naturales, Pabellón 2, (C1428EHA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientícas Y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Chorroarin 280, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cátedra de Parasitología Y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CC 296, (B1900AVW) La Plata, Argentina
Palabras clave:Ancylostoma; Argentina; Dog; Giardia; Intestinal parasites; Isospora; Sarcocystis; Toxocara; Trichuris; Zoonoses; Ancylostoma caninum; animal experiment; Argentina; article; Ascaridoidea; controlled study; Cryptosporidium; dog; feces analysis; female; intestine parasite; Isospora; male; Neospora; nonhuman; prevalence; Sarcocystis; Toxocara canis; Trichuris; Age Factors; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Argentina; Breeding; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Feces; Female; Geography; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Male; Parasites; Prevalence; Seasons; Sex Factors; Species Specificity; Ancylostoma; Ancylostoma caninum; Animalia; Ascaridoidea; Canis familiaris; Cryptosporidium; Cryptosporidium sp.; Giardia; Giardia intestinalis; Hammondia; Isospora; Isospora canis; Isospora ohioensis; Nematoda; Neospora; Protozoa; Sarcocystis; Sarcocystis sp.; Toxascaris leonina; Toxocara; Toxocara canis; Trichuris; Trichuris vulpis
Año:2006
Volumen:136
Número:3-4
Página de inicio:283
Página de fin:295
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.11.012
Título revista:Veterinary Parasitology
Título revista abreviado:Vet. Parasitol.
ISSN:03044017
CODEN:VPARD
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03044017_v136_n3-4_p283_Fontanarrosa

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Fontanarrosa, M.F., Vezzani, D., Basabe, J. & Eiras, D.F. (2006) . An epidemiological study of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs from Southern Greater Buenos Aires (Argentina): Age, gender, breed, mixed infections, and seasonal and spatial patterns. Veterinary Parasitology, 136(3-4), 283-295.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.11.012
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Fontanarrosa, M.F., Vezzani, D., Basabe, J., Eiras, D.F. "An epidemiological study of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs from Southern Greater Buenos Aires (Argentina): Age, gender, breed, mixed infections, and seasonal and spatial patterns" . Veterinary Parasitology 136, no. 3-4 (2006) : 283-295.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.11.012
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Fontanarrosa, M.F., Vezzani, D., Basabe, J., Eiras, D.F. "An epidemiological study of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs from Southern Greater Buenos Aires (Argentina): Age, gender, breed, mixed infections, and seasonal and spatial patterns" . Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 136, no. 3-4, 2006, pp. 283-295.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.11.012
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Fontanarrosa, M.F., Vezzani, D., Basabe, J., Eiras, D.F. An epidemiological study of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs from Southern Greater Buenos Aires (Argentina): Age, gender, breed, mixed infections, and seasonal and spatial patterns. Vet. Parasitol. 2006;136(3-4):283-295.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.11.012