Echeverry Diana Marcela, Giraldo María Isabel, Castaño Jhon Carlos
Grupo de Inmunología Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Facultad Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, Colombia.
Biomedica. 2012 Sep;32(3):430-6. doi: 10.1590/S0120-41572012000300013.
Diseases caused by helminths are widely distributed in the world and many of them are considered zoonoses in which pets play a major role in transmission to humans.
The prevalence of intestinal helminths was determined in cats in Quindío Province.
One hundred twenty-one cats were characterized --data recorded included sex, age and body condition. Fecal samples were collected and processed using the modified Ritchie and modified Kato-Katz techniques to determine the presence of intestinal helminths.
Of the 121 cats, 42.1%, (95% CI: 33.4-50.9) and 45.5% (95% CI: 36.6-54.3) were parasitized with at least one adult helminth species as evidenced by the presence of eggs in their fecal samples. Toxocara cati was the most prevalent parasite (Ritchie: 37.2%, Kato-Katz: 43%), followed by Ancylostoma spp. (Ritchie: 7.4%, Kato-Katz: 5.8%) and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Ritchie: 0.82%). Sixty-five cats (53.7%) were females and 56 (46.3%) males; the prevalence of infection was similar in both sexes. Cats older than 4 years had the highest prevalence (81.8%) followed by those aged 1 to 4 years (48.8%) and by those under 1 year (28.6%). The majority of cats, 77.7%, were found to be in good body condition and this group had the lowest frequency of intestinal helminths with both techniques.
The prevalence of intestinal helminths in domestic cats in Quindío was 43.8%; it is necessary to establish surveillance and prevention programs in the human and feline populations.
由蠕虫引起的疾病在世界范围内广泛分布，其中许多被认为是人畜共患病，宠物在传播给人类的过程中起主要作用。
确定昆迪奥省猫肠道蠕虫的感染率。
对121只猫进行特征描述——记录的数据包括性别、年龄和身体状况。采集粪便样本并使用改良的里氏法和改良的加藤-厚片法进行处理，以确定肠道蠕虫的存在。
在121只猫中，粪便样本中发现有虫卵，证明42.1%（95%置信区间：33.4 - 50.9）和45.5%（95%置信区间：36.6 - 54.3）的猫感染了至少一种成虫蠕虫。猫弓首蛔虫是最常见的寄生虫（里氏法：37.2%，加藤-厚片法：43%），其次是钩口线虫属（里氏法：7.4%，加藤-厚片法：5.8%）和猫后圆线虫（里氏法：0.82%）。65只猫（53.7%）为雌性，56只（46.3%）为雄性；两性的感染率相似。4岁以上的猫感染率最高（81.8%），其次是1至4岁的猫（48.8%）和1岁以下的猫（28.6%）。大多数猫（77.7%）身体状况良好，该组使用两种方法检测到的肠道蠕虫频率最低。
昆迪奥家猫肠道蠕虫的感染率为43.8%；有必要在人和猫群体中建立监测和预防计划。
