%0 Journal Article
%T Fasciola hepatica infection and association with gastrointestinal parasites in Creole goats from western Argentina Fasciola hepatica infec  o e associa  o com parasitas gastrintestinais em caprinos crioulos do oeste da Argentina
%A Pablo Cuervo
%A Laura Sidoti
%A Cecilia Fantozzi
%A Gisela Neira
%J Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterin芍ria
%D 2013
%I Col谷gio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
%X Goats, called ※the cow of the poor§, are the livestock species with the most significant population growth worldwide in recent years. Gastrointestinal parasitism constitutes one of the main constraints to its outdoor and extensive breeding in temperate and tropical countries. Despite a Creole goat population of nearly 4 million heads, local reports on parasitological prevalence are scarce, and while Fasciola hepatica infection is spread all over Argentina, the goat is usually neglected as a reservoir and economic losses are not considered. To evaluate gastrointestinal parasitism prevalence and associations between parasite genera and species, with emphasis on fascioliasis, Creole goats from the plateau and Andean regions from western Argentina were investigated by coprological techniques, and associations were statistically assessed. Eighty-five percent (85%) of the animals harbored one or more parasite types, while 46% showed mixed infections. Significant positive associations between F. hepatica + Strongyle eggs, Eimeria sp. + Nematodirus sp. and Nematodirus sp. + Trichuris ovis were detected. Further studies are required to define the causality of these associations and their relevance in epidemiology. F. hepatica is rarely considered as goat parasite in the country, but a 33% prevalence poses an interrogation on the role goats play on the transmission and dissemination of this zoonotic trematode. As cabras, nomeadas como ※a vaca dos pobres§, s o as esp谷cies de gado com o crescimento populacional mais significativo nos 迆ltimos anos em todo o mundo. O parasitismo gastrintestinal constitui uma das principais limita  es 角 sua cria  o extensiva em clima temperado e tropical. Na Argentina, apesar de uma popula  o de caprinos crioulos de cerca de quatro milh es de cabe as, s o escassos os relat車rios locais de preval那ncias parasitol車gicas. Embora a infec  o por Fasciola hepatica esteja espalhada em todo o pa赤s, as cabras s o geralmente negligenciadas como um reservat車rio, e as perdas econ micas n o s o consideradas. Para avaliar a preval那ncia do parasitismo gastrintestinal e associa  es entre os g那neros e esp谷cies de parasitos, com 那nfase na fasciolose, caprinos crioulos da regi o andina e do planalto do oeste de Argentina foram avaliados por meio de t谷cnicas coprol車gicas. Oitenta e cinco por cento dos animais hospedaram um ou mais tipos de parasitos, enquanto 46% hospedaram infec  es mistas. Foram encontradas associa  es significativas entre F. hepatica + ovos de estrongil赤deos, Eimeria sp. + Nematodirus sp. e Nematodirus sp. + Trichuris ovis. Mais estudos
%K Caprinos
%K fasciolose
%K Oeste da Argentina
%K Eimeria sp.
%K Nematodirus
%K Trichuris ovis
%K Caprine
%K fascioliasis
%K Wertern Argentina
%K Eimeria sp.
%K Nematodirus
%K Trichuris ovis
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