DETERMINATION OF PARASITIC FORMS IN CANINE FECES AND SOIL SAMPLES COLLECTED IN PUBLIC ROADS

RICARDO FLORIDIA; GERMÁN RONCHI; VERÓNICA AMPUERO; EVELIN MARÍN BARROSO; NATALIA PERALTA; MARTÍN A. FERNÁNDEZ BALDO; GRACIELA RODRÍGUEZ; LUIS ERNESTO GONZÁLEZ; ALICIA LAPIERRE

San Luis

Congreso; XXXII Reunión Anual de la Sociedad de Biología de Cuyo; 2014

Sociedad de Biología de Cuyo

DETERMINATION OF PARASITIC FORMS IN CANINE FECES AND SOIL SAMPLES COLLECTED IN PUBLIC ROADS Floridia RA, Ronchi GD, Ampuero V E, Marín Barroso E, Peralta NV, Fernandez Baldo M, Rodriguez GB, González LE, Lapierre AV. Curso de Parasitología ? Área Análisis Clínicos ? Facultad de Qca. Bqca, y Farmacia. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. ricardoarielfloridia@yahoo.com.ar The presence of domestic animals in public roads is a relevant issue nowadays. Defecation and its contribution to environmental contamination is the main cause of parasite infections in our society. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of protozoa and helminthes in canine feces and soil samples collected in public roads from different regions of San Luis city. Telemann centrifugation method and Willis flotation method were applied to 79 canine feces samples; 63 soil samples were centrifuged, previous homogenizing with water and filtering with gauze. The rate of parasite feces was about 21.5% (17/79), from which 58.8% correspond to protozoa and 41.2% to helminthes. Trichuris spp. eggs 5.1% (4), Blastocystis spp. cysts 5.1% (4), Giardia spp. cysts 3.8% (3), Endolimax spp. cysts 3.8% (3), Toxocara spp. eggs 2.5% (2), Uncinarias spp. eggs 1.3% (1) and Ascaris spp. eggs 1.3% (1) were found. Larvae were also observed 1.3%, (1). Soil samples were contaminated with parasitic forms in 9.7% (9/63): larvae 11.1% (7), Toxocara spp. eggs 7.9% (5), Uncinarias spp. eggs 4.8% (3) and Ascaris spp. eggs 1.6% (1) were found. Results show that the risk of acquiring a parasitic disease in San Luis city compared to another area of Argentina is significantly lower. Nevertheless, preventive measures should be continued applying in order to lesser parasite contamination and animal infection with zoonotic impact.