Estudo Retrospectivo De Miíases Em Cães Atendidos No Hospital Veterinário Da Universidade Federal Do Piauí

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Author	Costa, Francisco Assis Lima Nascimento, Dayana Maria Do Freitas, Marcus Valerius De Matos Rodrigues, Marcelo Campos Evangelista, Luanna S. M.
Copyright Year	2018
Abstract	Myiasis are parasitic diseases caused by infestation of fly larvae that feed on living or dead tissue of humans and animals These infestations can occur in several areas of the body, constituting a serious health and economic problem. The larvae of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly are the parasites most related to this disease, which can be found frequently in Brazil. The aim of this research was to carry out an epidemiological survey of the casuistry of dogs with myiasis attended at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Piauí (HVU/UFPI), from 2015 to 2017. This survey was obtained through the clinical records of 175 dogs with diagnosis of the disease. Data on sex, age, race and location of myiasis were obtained. The results showed that male dogs presented a higher prevalence of this disease, representing 65.7% of the cases attended. Most of the animals involved were adults (46.9% of the cases), mixed breed dogs were the most affected, with 58.9%, followed by the German Shepherd breed (17.2%) and the auditory cavity (25.7%) was among the anatomical regions most affected by the parasites. It is concluded that the casuistry of dogs with myiasis attended at HVU/UFPI was relatively high during the study period, and it is important that dog tutors are advised on the prevention and control of this parasitosis in their animals.
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DOI	10.18677/encibio_2018a48
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.conhecer.org.br/enciclop/2018a/agrar/estudo%20retrospectivo.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.18677/encibio_2018a48
Volume Number	15
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
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Resource Type	Article