Prevalencia de parásitos intestinales en muestras de heces de caninos (Canis lupus familiaris) en una clínica veterinaria

Abstract

The present investigation focused on determining the prevalence of intestinal parasites in stool samples of canine origin in the veterinary specialty clinic "Le Peluts" located in the city of Azogues, 147 stool samples of different ages were collected which were subsequently subjected to a coproparasitic analysis using the flotation technique with saturated sodium chloride solution, Of the 147 samples taken, 101 were negative with 68.71% and 46 samples were positive with 31.29%, where the parasite with the highest prevalence was Dyphilidium caninum with 21.77%, Ancylostoma caninum with 5.44% and Toxocara canis with 4.08%.