Evaluación del riesgo de transmisión de diversas parasitosis intestinales entre perros y estudiantes de Bioquímica y Farmacia.

Abstract

This research was designed to identify zoonoses in Biochemistry and Pharmacy students with their pets (dogs), for the execution of this work were required 92 stool samples of students and their respective dogs; Stool specimens were collected with the subsequent analysis in the laboratory, and a coproparasitary examination was performed using the direct smear technique in feces with lugol and 0.85% saline solution. In addition, the stool samples from the dogs were analyzed by the flotation technique with saturated saline solution. Ten specimens of feces from stray dogs were sampled as controls. A univariate descriptive statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test to test the relationships between the variables, with a significance level of 0.05; it was used in all test with a 95% confidence interval. The results shown that the total of the parasitized population in Biochemistry and Pharmacy students was 50%; Out of them the parasite with the highest prevalence is the Entamoeba coli cyst with 48.94%; And the dogs belonging to the students present a parasitic disease of 29%; Of which the parasite with the highest prevalence is the cyst of Toxocaracaniwith 51.85%; In addition, wandering dogs were evaluated, which yield parasite results of 40%; Presenting multiparasitic and the amount of them is high. It is concluded that, considering the proximity that the students have with their dogs, there is no zoonosis between the human parasitic disease and the canine parasitic disease since they do not share any parasite. It is recommended to carry out awareness campaigns for the proper deworming of the dogs, becoming aware of the presence of parasites demonstrated in the study, as well as human deworming, thus guaranteeing a better quality of life.