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OCCURRENCE OF ZOONOTIC PARASITIC AGENTS IN FAECAL SAMPLES OF DOMICILIATED DOGS OF GUARULHOS CITY, SP, BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

Samples of faeces from domiciliated dogs of Guarulhos, SP, were analyzed to determine the occurrence of zoonotic parasitic agents. From 166 samples examined, 54 (32.53%) were positive, with a frequency of Giardia duodenalis (13.25%), followed by Ancylostoma spp. (10.84%), Dipylidium caninum (2.41%) and Toxocara canis (1.81%).

KEY WORDS
Zoonoses; helminthes; protozoa; faecal samples; dogs

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