COMPARISON OF THE PREVALENCE OF Cryptosporidium spp. IN CART HORSES AND ATHLETES OF JOCKEY CLUB OF SANTA MARIA, RS, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Gustavo Toscan Universidade Federal de Santa Maria-UFSM
  • Roberta Carneiro Fontoura Pereira Universidade Federal de Santa Maria-UFSM
  • Luciana Araujo Universidade Federal de Santa Maria-UFSM
  • Luis Antonio Sangioni Universidade Federal de Santa Maria-UFSM
  • Fernanda Silveira Flores Vogel Universidade Federal de Santa Maria-UFSM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v11i2.4522

Keywords:

Parasitology

Abstract

This study was conducted in order to compare the prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in cart horses and in the athletes resident in the city of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. Therefore, stool samples were collected directly from the rectal ampoules of 104 animals, male and female, of Puro Sangue Inglês breed (PSI) and of no defined breed (NDB), with ages ranging from 5 months to 20 years. To search the protozoan the method of flotation in ZnSO4 33% was used, and the oocists found were measured and classified. Among the cart horses analyzed, the presence of Cryptosporidium spp was detected in 38.5% of the fecal samples (20/52), while in athlete horses there was presence of the parasite oocysts in 80.8% (42/52) of the samples. Considering the age groups evaluated, there was a higher prevalence of Crytosporidium spp. in younger animals among the cart horses. In the group of athletes from Jockey Club any differences in prevalence concerning the ages were observed. It is concluded that there is a large number of host animals and asymptomatic carriers excreting oocysts in their feces, contributing to a possible source of infection for other individuals and representing a risk to public health, especially to the coachmen, trainers and handlers.

KEYWORDS: Cryptosporidium spp, equine, prevalence.

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Published

2010-06-23

How to Cite

TOSCAN, G.; CARNEIRO FONTOURA PEREIRA, R.; ARAUJO, L.; SANGIONI, L. A.; SILVEIRA FLORES VOGEL, F. COMPARISON OF THE PREVALENCE OF Cryptosporidium spp. IN CART HORSES AND ATHLETES OF JOCKEY CLUB OF SANTA MARIA, RS, BRAZIL. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 11, n. 2, p. 436–440, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v11i2.4522. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/4522. Acesso em: 24 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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