Zoonotic foci of Toxocara sp.: comparison of two tourist regions in the state of Sucre, Venezuela

Autores

  • Erika Gomez-Martinez Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Av. Pedro Teixeira, s/n, Dom Pedro, 69040-000 Manaus-AM, Brasil. - Instituto de Investigaciones em Biomedicina y Ciencias Aplicadas Dra. Susan Tai, Universidad de Oriente IIBCAUDO. Av. Universidad, CEP: 6101 Cumaná-Sucre, Venezuela. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2467-8831
  • Márcia Viviana Gonçalves-Vallejos Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Av. Pedro Teixeira, s/n, Dom Pedro, 69040-000 Manaus-AM, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0657-4120
  • María Betania Bravo - Rodríguez Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Av. Pedro Teixeira, s/n, Dom Pedro, 69040-000 Manaus-AM, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2368-362X
  • Marcos Tulio-Díaz Instituto de Investigaciones em Biomedicina y Ciencias Aplicadas Dra. Susan Tai, Universidad de Oriente IIBCAUDO. Av. Universidad, CEP: 6101 Cumaná-Sucre, Venezuela
  • Zulay Simoni-González Instituto de Investigaciones em Biomedicina y Ciencias Aplicadas Dra. Susan Tai, Universidad de Oriente IIBCAUDO. Av. Universidad, CEP: 6101 Cumaná-Sucre, Venezuela. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5237-8238
  • Del Valle Guilarte Instituto de Investigaciones em Biomedicina y Ciencias Aplicadas Dra. Susan Tai, Universidad de Oriente IIBCAUDO. Av. Universidad, CEP: 6101 Cumaná-Sucre, Venezuela. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3000-2463
  • Elizangela Farias-da Silva Instituto de Investigaciones em Biomedicina y Ciencias Aplicadas Dra. Susan Tai, Universidad de Oriente IIBCAUDO. Av. Universidad, CEP: 6101 Cumaná-Sucre, Venezuela. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3386-6842
  • Zeca Manuel-Salimo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Av. Pedro Teixeira, s/n, Dom Pedro, 69040-000 Manaus-AM, Brasil. - Centro de Estudos Superiores de Tabatinga, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Av. da Amizade, 74 - Centro, CEP 69640-000, Tabatinga – AM, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0834-8728
  • Luziana de Sousa-Xavier Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Av. Pedro Teixeira, s/n, Dom Pedro, 69040-000, Manaus-AM, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6515-691X
  • Grafe Oliveira Pontes Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Av. Pedro Teixeira, s/n, Dom Pedro, 69040-000, Manaus-AM, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0755-1086

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62429/rnh20242181825

Palavras-chave:

Parasitic disease, Epidemiology, Larva migrans, Dogs, Toxocara canis, Zoonosis

Resumo

Toxocariasis is a human infection caused by the larvae of the nematodes Toxocara canis (Werner, 1782) or Toxocara cati (Schrank, 1788), which are parasitic in animals, and represents a serious public health problem. The objective of this study was to investigate the information and prevalence of parasitic toxocariasis in the state of Sucre, Venezuela, particularly in the municipalities of Montes and Sucre, in communities considered vulnerable due to social and economic deficiencies within the epidemiological/sanitary monitoring. In these municipalities, there are many stray dogs living near homes and maintaining contact with other domestic dogs. The seroprevalence of T. canis was evaluated through the ELISA method. A seroprevalence of IgG anti-T. canis was obtained in the parish of San Juan of 90.12% and in the parish of Cumanacoa of 82.14%. In the parish of San Juan, when evaluating the prevalence of parasites by species, T. canis was present in 18.37% of the feces of the canines evaluated. On the other hand, in the parish of Cumanacoa, T. canis was present in 9.90% of the canine samples analyzed; similarly, the presence of Toxocara sp. in soils in both parishes. In summary, the determination of two zoonotic foci of Toxocara sp. in the state of Sucre, Venezuela, since all the factors necessary for the transmission of toxocariasis are present.

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2024-12-16

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Gomez-Martinez, E. ., Gonçalves-Vallejos, M. V. ., Bravo - Rodríguez, M. B. ., Tulio-Díaz, M. ., Simoni-González, Z. ., Guilarte, D. V. ., Farias-da Silva, E. ., Manuel-Salimo, Z. ., de Sousa-Xavier, L. ., & Oliveira Pontes, G. . (2024). Zoonotic foci of Toxocara sp.: comparison of two tourist regions in the state of Sucre, Venezuela. Neotropical Helminthology, 2(18). https://doi.org/10.62429/rnh20242181825