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Comunicações • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 38 (1) • Feb 2005 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822005000100018   copy

Occurrence of protozoa and helminthes in faecal samples of stray dogs from Itapema City, Santa Catarina

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Samples of feces from dogs seized by the health surveillance program of Itapema city, SC, were studied. From 158 samples examined 121 (76.6%) were positive, with a prevalence of Ancylostoma spp (70.9%), followed by Toxocara canis (14.5%), Trichuris vulpis (13.9%), Isospora spp (6.3%) and Dipylidium caninum (1.9%).

Helminths; Protozoa; Toxocara; Ancylostoma; Faecal samples of dogs

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