Estudo retrospectivo da ocorrência de doenças transmitidas por carrapatos em cães na região da Grande Florianópolis, SC

• Autor(a) principal: Orlandi, Júlia Mendes
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Universitário da Ânima (RUNA)
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.animaeducacao.com.br/handle/ANIMA/12749
• topic: Cães; Carrapato; PCR; Hemoparasitos

Some of the diseases transmitted by ticks are considered hemoparasites, infections caused by bacteria and protozoa that can affect dogs and cats. In Brazil, the main agents of these diseases are Babesia canis, Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma platys, which can be diagnosed through several methods, including Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), Indirect Immunofluorescence (IFR) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). The following study had the objective of evaluating which hemoparasites transmitted by ticks occur more frequently in dogs of Florianópolis. A total of 532 hemoparasites specific exams were analised, with the breed, sex, age, year and diagnostic verified. Among these 54 cases were positives, representing 10,15% of the total. From them, 10 dogs (18,5%) were positive for Anaplasma spp., 20 (37%) for Babesia spp., 13 (24,1%) for Ehrlichia spp. and 11 (20,4%) for Rangelia spp. With respect to breeds, the prevelence were of mixed breed dogs in all the analyzed parasites. With regard to sex, both presented a prevalence in females, except Rangelia spp. As for the other variables, no predisposition was found in any of the hemoparasites. The results obtained in this study are of great importance for the region, assisting veterinarians with epidemiological information on hemoparasites, especially babesiosis, which was shown to be more frequent. It also emphasizes the importance of choosing the correct diagnostic method as a way to preserve and improve the health prognosis of the animals affected by these diseases.