Estudio de la prevalencia de Eucoleus Boehmi”, en perros atendidos en el Hospital de Clínica Animal de la Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto

Abstract

Respiratory diseases in small animals are a major challenge for veterinarians
dedicated to pets. Chronic nasal discharges are of particular relevance,
being these generally a symptom of upper airway respiratory pathologies which
are usually associated with nasal, sinus or nasopharyngeal diseases. Bacteria,
fungi, foreign bodies, neoplasias and parasites are the main possible causes of
chronic nasal discharges. The pathologies produced by parasites are particularly
important since they often go unnoticed and are not usually taken into account
when they are included as a differential diagnosis of chronic nasal discharges.
This research proposes the hypothesis that there is a high prevalence of Eucoleus
boehmi (E. boehmi) in canines that attend the Clinic Hospital of Small Animals at
the National University of Río Cuarto (UNRC) and aims to determine the presence,
prevalence and relationship of clinical symptoms with E. boehmi in these canines.
To carry out the analysis, 60 faecal samples from randomly selected dogs were
processed by means of a simple flotation method with a sugar supersaturated
medium and observed under the optical microscope at different magnifications.
The results showed the presence of E. boehmi and a higher prevalence of this
parasite in comparison with the one established by previous studies. In addition,
reverse sneezing was observed as the most frequent symptom in positive dogs.