Hemoparasitos em gatos domésticos de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil: positividade e fatores epidemiológicos
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As hemoparasitose sem gatos (Felis catus) são causadas por protozoários e agentes bacterianos, transmitidos principalmente por pulgas ou carrapatos. Este estudo foi realizado para avaliar a presença de hemoparasitos em gatos domésticos da região urbana de Uberlândia (Minas Gerais, Brasil) e associar a positividade com variáveis epidemiológicas. Amostras de sangue e dados foram coletados de 300 gatos. O sangue foi obtido da ponta da orelha e duas extensões sanguíneas foram preparadas para cada animal. Informações sobre sexo, raça, idade, origem, habitat, acesso a ambientes externos, presença de ectoparasitos, dieta e região de origem também foram coletadas. Nas extensões sanguíneas, as taxas de positividade foram de 3,66% para Babesia spp., 5,33% para Ehrlichia spp. e 1,33% para Mycoplasma spp. Infecções concomitantes foram observadas entre Babesia spp. e Ehrlichia spp. (0,66%) e Babesia spp. e Mycoplasma spp. (0,33%). Habitat, acesso a ambientes externos e região de origem foram identificados como fatores significativos para a ocorrência de hemoparasitoses. Embora a maioria dos gatos amostrados vivesse em casas (66,66%), a maioria tinha livre acesso a áreas externas (81,00%), aumentando sua exposição a ectoparasitas e, consequentemente, hemoparasitos. Entre as regiões da cidade, a maior taxa de positividade (3,33%) foi observada na região leste, potencialmente ligada à menor probabilidade de os tutores dessa área manterem seus gatos estritamente dentro de casa, provavelmente influenciados por fatores socioeconômicos e culturais.
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