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Final Abstract Number: 34.017
Session: Zoonoses and Infectoins in Animals
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Time: 12:30-13:30
Room: Poster & Exhibition Area/Ground Level
Type: Poster Presentation
Prevalence ectoparasites in dogs of beaches and fields fishing of Navolato, Sinaloa, Mèxico
M. C. Rubio Robles, S. M. Gaxiola Camacho, N. Castro del C., J. Gaxiola M.
Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Background: Fleas are a nuisance to humans and their pets, can cause medical problems
including flea allergy dermatitis, secondary skin irritations, in extreme cases, anemia. Although
bites are rarely felt, it is the resulting irritation caused by the flea salivary secretions that varies
among individuals. Some may witness a severe reaction (general rash or inflammation) resulting
in secondary infections caused by scratching the irritated skin area. Also, may transmit
Tapeworms (common infection is Dipylidium caninum) normally infest dogs and cats but may
appear in children if parts of infested fleas are accidentally consumed. The ticks are painful and
sometimes very dangerous. These blood sucking insects feed on all vertebrates but are
particularly skin to dogs and cats as they tend to enjoy the same places that pets. They can be
found infesting lawn and garden, and can transmit diseases how Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain
Spotted Fever, Typhus, Rickettsial Pox, Tularemia, Babesia and Anaplasma. Generally, these
different diseases are unique to different ticks which carry causal organisms of these such
diseases and can be confined to certain regional areas.. The objective of this work was to
determine the prevalence of ticks and fleas in dogs of beaches and fields fishing of Navolato,
Sinaloa, Mèxico
Methods: The samples were determined for a representative sample with both sexes and cradle
described by the technique of Thrusfield (2005) was used: n=[t*SD/L]2. Where n = sample size, t
= value of the normal distribution (Student t) for a 95% confidence level (t = 1.96), L = accepted
error or precision (5%), and SD = weighted disease prevalence (%). With This technique, the
number of animals determined for random sampling was 242; collected into identifed plastic bags;
and observed at microscope
Results: 194 (80.16 %) positive to ticks; and 211 (79.92 %) positive to fleas Ctenocephalides
spp.
Conclusion: Is considerable number of positives animals and to continue in the present
conditions, this problem can take importance in the society, because frequently these dogs are on
different points from the town and can pass the infection of other healthy animals, visitors and
even the same family