Inquérito epidemiológico e parasitológico para avaliação da infecção por Cryptosporidium spp. em pequenos ruminantes da região Metropolitana de Recife e Zona da Mata de Pernambuco

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Ano de defesa: 2013
Autor(a) principal: SOUZA, Ana Carolina Messias de lattes
Orientador(a): FAUSTINO, Maria Aparecida da Gloria
Banca de defesa: LIMA, Marilene Maria de, FARIAS, Márcia Paula Oliveira, SANTOS, Néria Vânia Marcos dos
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
Idioma: por
Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Veterinária
Departamento: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária
País: Brasil
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Link de acesso: http://www.tede2.ufrpe.br:8080/tede2/handle/tede2/8592
Resumo: The sheep and goat farming is an activity quite explored around the world. This activity has significant economic importance for the Northeast of Brazil, especially in the state of Pernambuco. Parasitic diseases are noteworthy in these farming systems, especially those caused by protozoa, as is the case of cryptosporidiosis, which may cause diarrhea since the animal to death, with no drugs that can eradicate the infection. The disease has a zoonotic character, making it a public health problem in veterinary medicine. This study was developed aiming to evaluate the infection by Cryptosporidium spp. In small ruminants from the metropolitan area of Recife and Zona da Mata of Pernambuco state, Brazil. Fecal samples of 186 sheep and 63 goats were evaluated through the sedimentation technique in formalin-ether and Kinyon. A questionnaire to obtain information about husbandry and herd health was applied. Absolute and percentage distributions of the variables were obtained and the association between the frequency of infection by Cryptosporidium spp. and the factors analyzed in the questionnaire was assessed by the chi-square test and Fisher exact test, with significance level of 5%. The results showed infection rate of 11.3% (21/186) among sheep and 6.3% (4/63) in goats, with a significant association between the rate of infection and the scheme for sheep breeding.