%0 Journal Article %T Ocorr那ncia de endoparasitas com potencial zoon車tico de transmiss o em fezes de gatos (Felis catus domesticus Linnaeus, 1758) domiciliados na 芍rea urbana e regi o metropolitana de Castro 每 Paran芍 - Brasil / The occurrence of endoparasites with zoonotic potential of transmission in feces of cats (Felis catus domesticus Linnaeus, 1758) domiciled in the urban and metropolitan areas of Castro - Paran芍-Brazil %A Luiz Carlos Leite %J Ambi那ncia %D 2012 %I Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste %X ResumoAs doen as parasit芍rias de natureza gastrintestinal destacam-se entre as mais frequentes e importantes afec es envolvendo gatos neonatos, jovens e adultos. Com o objetivo de verificar a ocorr那ncia de endoparasitos, trinta e oito amostras de fezes colhidas de gatos domiciliados na 芍rea urbana e regi o metropolitana da cidade de Castro (PR) foram analisadas, mediante a t谷cnica de Willis. Dezenove amostras (50,0%) apresentaram resultado positivo para a presen a de ovos e cistos de endoparasitas; houve predom赤nio de cistos de Cystoisospora spp. em dez (52,63%). Registrou-se a presen a de ovos de Ancylostoma spp. em duas amostras (10,53%), Toxocara spp. em duas (10,53%) e c芍psulas ov赤geras e proglotes de Dipylidium caninum em uma (5,26%). Foi observada associa o entre dois g那neros de parasitas em tr那s amostras: a primeira contaminada com ovos de Toxocara spp. e Ancylostoma spp. (10,53%), a segunda com cistos de Giardia sp. e Cystoisospora spp. (5,26%), enquanto ovos de Toxocara spp. e proglotes e c芍psulas ovigeras de Dipylidium caninum tiveram seu achado reportado na terceira amostra (5,26%). A identifica o de diferentes g那neros de endoparasitas comprova o risco potencial de contamina o para outros animais e pessoas e ressalta a importancia de um maior controle parasitol車gico em gatos.AbstractParasitic diseases of gastrointestinal kind stand out as the most frequent and important diseases involving newborn, young and adult cats. In order to verify the occurrence of endoparasites, thirty eight feces samples, which were collected from cats residing in the urban and metropolitan areas of the city of Castro-Paran芍, were analyzed through the Willis technique. Nineteen samples (50.0%) tested positive for the presence of eggs and cysts of endoparasites; Cystoisospora spp. Cysts predominated in ten of them (52.63%). There were eggs of Ancylostoma spp. in two samples (10.53%), Toxocara sp. in two (10.53%), and egg capsules and proglottids of Dipylidium caninum in one of the samples (5.26%). It was also observed the association between two kinds of parasites in two samples. One of them was contaminated with eggs of Toxocara spp./Ancylostoma spp.(10.53%), and the other one with cysts of Giardia sp./Cystoisospora spp. (5.26%). Eggs, proglottids and egg capsules of Toxocara spp./Dipilidium caninum were found in one sample (5.26%). The identification of different kinds of endoparasites is a proof of the potential risk of contamination to other animals and people, emphasizing the importance of greater parasitological control in cats. %K gatos %K parasitismo %K helmintos %K protozoa %K zoonose. %U http://revistas.unicentro.br/index.php/ambiencia/article/view/1185/1850