Diphyllobothrium sp. in Canis familiaris from the subtropical area of Argentina (Puerto Iguazú, Misiones)

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ram.2015.05.002
• Publication Date: 2015-07-22T13:16:55Z
• Authors: María R. Rivero; Carlos E. Motta; Martín M. Salas; Alicia Chiaretta; Oscar D. Salomón
• Keywords: Microbiology (medical); Climate; Argentina; Microbiology; Zoonosis; Feces; 03 medical and health sciences; Dogs; Food Parasitology; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3; Diphyllobothrium; Zoonoses; Animals; Humans; Domestic Dog; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3; Dog Diseases; Tapeworms; Subtrópico argentino; Perros; Disease Reservoirs; Ovum; 2. Zero hunger; Travel; 0303 health sciences; Water Pollution; Fishes; Water; Animal Feed; Argentine subtropics; 3. Good health; Argentine Subtropics; Cross-Sectional Studies; Tenias; Domestic dog; Diphyllobothriasis; Public Health

This paper reports the first finding of Diphyllobothrium sp. eggs in Canis familiaris (domestic dog) from Puerto Iguazú, a subtropical city Misiones province, Argentina. In 2013, two positive cases were detected during an annual parasitological survey dogs. Dog feces collected vials containing 10 % formalin and processed using Telemann's sedimentation Sheather's flotation techniques. The rural areas municipality. Since is not part endemic area diphyllobothriasis given fact that it located three-border Argentina, Brazil Paraguay, we consider this great importance to public health. We stress need for updating current knowledge about life cycle these parasites considering range intermediate definitive hosts, their zoonotic potential, epidemiological situation non-endemic areas. En este trabajo se informa el hallazgo de huevos en ejemplares (perro doméstico) una ciudad la provincia Misiones, Durante marco un relevamiento fauna parasitológica los perros detectaron dos casos positivos búsqueda La materia fecal fue recolectada frascos con formol al y procesada mediante las técnicas sedimentación Telemann flotación Sheather. Dado que no forma parte zona endémica difilobotriasis considerando, además, su ubicación fronteriza, reviste gran importancia para salud pública. Se señala necesidad actualizar estado conocimiento sobre ciclo vida estos parásitos identificando rango hospederos intermediarios definitivos, potencial zoonótico situación epidemiológica áreas endémicas.