Teixeira Romana, Flor Isilda, Nunes Telmo, Pinto Carlos, Pomba Maria Constança, de Carvalho Luís Madeira
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lisbon University, (CIISA-FMV-ULisboa), Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal.
Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal.
Pathogens. 2024 Jul 31;13(8):648. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13080648.
Parasitic diseases can affect animal health and welfare, and they may also constitute a danger to public health, particularly in island ecosystems. Fecal samples were collected from 205 dogs and 115 cats on the islands of São Miguel and Terceira, Azores archipelago (Portugal), using the Willis flotation technique and modified Baermann method, for further analysis. The overall prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitism in dogs was 53%, with the following results: Ancylostomatidae (hookworms) (42.44%), (17.56%), (12.68%) and spp. (4.39%). In cats, the overall prevalence was also 53%, with the following results: (31.3%), Ancylostomatidae (30.43%), spp. (14.78%) and sp. (0.87%). The prevalence of lungworms was 0.49% in canines and 20.87% in felines, with and species being detected in dogs and cats, respectively. The present survey detected a high prevalence of gastrointestinal infection, in both dogs and cats, probably because the samples came mainly from kennels and catteries and due to the peculiar climatic conditions in this insular territory, with mild temperature and high relative humidity. A considerable prevalence of aelurostrongylosis was also detected (20.87%), so it should be included in the list of differential diagnoses of diseases concerning the respiratory tract in cats of the archipelago.
寄生虫病会影响动物的健康和福利，还可能对公共卫生构成威胁，尤其是在岛屿生态系统中。我们采用威利斯漂浮法和改良贝曼氏法，从亚速尔群岛（葡萄牙）圣米格尔岛和特塞拉岛的205只狗和115只猫身上采集粪便样本，以供进一步分析。狗胃肠道寄生虫感染的总体患病率为53%，结果如下：钩口科（钩虫）（42.44%）、[此处原文缺失部分寄生虫名称]（17.56%）、[此处原文缺失部分寄生虫名称]（12.68%）和[此处原文缺失部分寄生虫名称]属（4.39%）。在猫中，总体患病率也是53%，结果如下：[此处原文缺失部分寄生虫名称]（31.3%）、钩口科（30.43%）、[此处原文缺失部分寄生虫名称]属（14.78%）和[此处原文缺失部分寄生虫名称]种（0.87%）。犬类肺吸虫的患病率为0.49%，猫类为20.87%，在狗和猫中分别检测到[此处原文缺失部分肺吸虫名称]和[此处原文缺失部分肺吸虫名称]种。本次调查发现，狗和猫的胃肠道感染患病率都很高，这可能是因为样本主要来自 kennels 和 catteries，以及该岛屿地区气候条件特殊，温度温和且相对湿度较高。还检测到相当高的猫圆线虫病患病率（20.87%），因此应将其列入该群岛猫呼吸道疾病鉴别诊断清单。
