A Cross-Sectional Study to Detect Cystic Echinococcosis in Añatuya, Santiago Del Estero (Argentina)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Community Survey
2.2. Dog Fecal Samples
2.3. Ultrasound (US) and Serology Testing
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study Area
4.2. Ethical Considerations
4.3. Community Survey
4.4. Dog Fecal Samples Collection and Processing
4.5. Ultrasound and Serology Testing
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References and Note
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Settlements | Data Collection (Month/Year) | Number of Dog Fecal Samples | Number of households | Dog Anti-Parasitic Treatment No. (%) | Frequency of Anti-Parasitic Treatment (1 a Year/2 or > a Year * No. (%) | Practice of Home Slaughtering No. (%) | Feed Dogs with Raw Viscera No. (%) |
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El Malacara | Nov/2017 | 63 | 21 | 13/21 (61.9) | 10(76.9)/3(23.1) | 18/21 (85.7) | 15/18 (83.3) |
El Desvío | Nov/2017 | 39 | 17 | 12/17 (70.6) | 4(33.3)/8(66.7) | 14/17 (82.4) | 7/14 (50.0) |
Miel de Palo | Dic/2017 | 183 | 60 | 30/60 (50.0) | 12(40.0)/18(60.0) | 59/60 (98.3) | 23/59 (39.0) |
Lote 59 | Mar/2018 | 26 | 7 | 6/7 (85.7) | 0/6 (100) | 7/7 (100.0) | 5/7 (71.4) |
Lote 47 | Ago/2019 | 119 | 34 | 15/34 (44.1) | 5(33.3)/10(66.7) | 31/34 (91.2) | 15/31 (48.4) |
Pozo Herrera | Sept/2019 | 83 | 23 | 16/23 (69.6) | 0/16 (100) | 14/23 (60.9) | 10/14 (71.4) |
Lote 27 | Oct/2019 | 51 | 17 | 11/17 (64.7) | 0/11(100) | 12/17 (70.6) | 5/12 (41.7) |
Lote 28 Grande | Oct/2019 | 61 | 19 | 9/19 (47.4) | 1(11.1)/8(88.9) | 17/19 (89.5) | 14/17 (82.4) |
Lote 28 | Nov/2019 | 24 | 7 | 4/7 (57.1) | 0/4(100) | 3/7 (42.9) | 1/3 (33.3) |
Lote 46 | Nov/2019 | 33 | 9 | 4/9 (44.4) | 2(50.0)/2(50.0) | 7/9 (77.8) | 4/7 (57.1) |
Total | NA | 682 | 214 | 120/214 (50.1) | 34(28.3)/86(71.7) | 182/214 (85.0) | 99/182 (54.4) |
Settlements | Total Number of Dog Fecal Samples Analyzed | Presence of Intestinal Parasites * No. (%) | Coprological Analysis through MO | No. Samples with Taenid Eggs by MO No. (%) | PCR for E. granulosus s.l. No. (%) |
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El Malacara | 63 | 19 (30.2) | Ancylostoma caninum, coccidians, Macracanthorhynchus spp., Toxascaris spp., Toxocara canis, Trichuris vulpis | 1 (1.6) | 0 |
El Desvío | 37 | 12 (32.4) | Amebas, A. caninum, coccidians, T. canis | 0 (0) | 0 |
Miel de Palo | 184 | 42 (22.8) | A. caninum, coccidians, Toxascaris spp., T. canis, T. vulpis | 7 (3.8) | 6 (3.3) |
Lote 59 | 23 | 5 (21.7) | A. caninum, coccidians | 0 (0) | 0 |
Lote 47 | 119 | 37 (31.1) | A. caninum, coccidians, Macracanthorhynchus spp., Toxascaris spp., T. canis, T. vulpis | 5 (4.2) | 8 (6.7) |
Pozo Herrera | 83 | 45 (54.2) | A. caninum, coccidians, Dypilidium caninum, Macracanthorhynchus spp., Toxascaris spp., T. canis, T. vulpis | 2 (2.4) | 8 (9.6) |
Lote 27 | 51 | 8 (15.7) | A. caninum, coccidians, Toxascaris spp., T. canis | 1 (2.0) | 1 (2.0) |
Lote 28 | 24 | 12 (50.0) | A. caninum, coccidians, Toxascaris spp., T. vulpis | 1 (4.2) | 2 (8.3) |
Lote 28 Grande | 61 | 16 (26.2) | A. caninum, coccidians, D. caninum, T. canis | 7 (11.5) | 6 (9.8) |
Lote 46 | 33 | 12 (36.4) | A. caninum, coccidians, Toxascaris spp., T. canis, T. vulpis | 2 (6.1) | 1 (3.0) |
Total | 678 | 208 (30.7) | NA | 26 (3.8) | 32 (4.7) |
Test Results | Microscopic Obervation | Total | |
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Echinococcus granulosus s.l. PCR | Taenia spp. Positive | Taenia spp. Negative | |
E. granulosus s.l. positive | 13 | 19 | 32 |
E. granulosos s.l. negative | 13 | 633 | 646 |
Total | 26 | 652 | 678 |
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Avila, H.G.; Cejas, R.G.; Cabrera, M.G.; Sawicki, M.; Santillán, G.I.; Periago, M.V. A Cross-Sectional Study to Detect Cystic Echinococcosis in Añatuya, Santiago Del Estero (Argentina). Parasitologia 2022, 2, 326-337. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia2040027
Avila HG, Cejas RG, Cabrera MG, Sawicki M, Santillán GI, Periago MV. A Cross-Sectional Study to Detect Cystic Echinococcosis in Añatuya, Santiago Del Estero (Argentina). Parasitologia. 2022; 2(4):326-337. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia2040027
Chicago/Turabian StyleAvila, Héctor Gabriel, Rosa Graciela Cejas, Marta Graciela Cabrera, Mirna Sawicki, Graciela I. Santillán, and María Victoria Periago. 2022. "A Cross-Sectional Study to Detect Cystic Echinococcosis in Añatuya, Santiago Del Estero (Argentina)" Parasitologia 2, no. 4: 326-337. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia2040027