caa a22 4500 445342072 CHVBK 20180317142816.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00436-010-2189-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00436-010-2189-z Characterization of ectoparasites in an urban cat ( Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) population of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [Elektronische Daten] [Flavya Mendes-de-Almeida, Ana Crissiuma, Liza Gershony, Liliane Willi, Jonimar Paiva, Jorge Guerrero, Norma Labarthe] Ectoparasites are capable of transmitting infectious diseases and, therefore, are of zoonotic concern. Cats submitted to a spay/neuter program in the city of Rio de Janeiro were examined to determine the distribution of ectoparasites in cats from a city with a tropical climate. Independent of gender, breed, or age, 292 cats were combed and subjected to otoscopic examination. Ectoparasites were collected, and blood samples were taken to determine packed cell volume. The majority of the 292 cats were female (71%), and most of them were categorized as domestic short hair cats (92%). Different species of ectoparasites that produced both single agent and multi-agent infestations were detected in these cats. Most cats were infested by Ctenocephalides felis (60%); however, other ectoparasites were found to a lesser degree in the sampled population (Felicola subrostratus (5.4%), Rhipicephalus sanguineus (1.4%), Lynxacarus radovskyi (1%), and Otodectes cynotis (6.2%)). Within the infested cats, 16.3% were also anemic, and there was a significant association between the occurrence of anemia and flea infestation. Of all sampled cats, 65% were infested by at least one species of ectoparasites, which suggests both a heavy infestation of the environment and owner negligence. Ectoparasites are not only nuisances to both cats and owners, but they are also significant carriers of disease. Therefore, the implementation of rigorous, safe preventive measures is of great importance. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Mendes-de-Almeida Flavya Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Veterinária, Rua Vital Brazil Filho 64, Niterói, RJ, Brazil aut Crissiuma Ana Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Veterinária, Rua Vital Brazil Filho 64, Niterói, RJ, Brazil aut Gershony Liza Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Veterinária, Rua Vital Brazil Filho 64, Niterói, RJ, Brazil aut Willi Liliane Universidade Castelo Branco, Av. Brasil 9727, Penha, RJ, Brazil aut Paiva Jonimar Universidade Castelo Branco, Av. Brasil 9727, Penha, RJ, Brazil aut Guerrero Jorge School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania, 3800 Spruce Street, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut Labarthe Norma Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Veterinária, Rua Vital Brazil Filho 64, Niterói, RJ, Brazil aut Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/6(2011-06-01), 1431-1435 0932-0113 108:6<1431 2011 108 436 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2189-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2189-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mendes-de-Almeida Flavya Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Veterinária, Rua Vital Brazil Filho 64, Niterói, RJ, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Crissiuma Ana Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Veterinária, Rua Vital Brazil Filho 64, Niterói, RJ, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gershony Liza Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Veterinária, Rua Vital Brazil Filho 64, Niterói, RJ, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Willi Liliane Universidade Castelo Branco, Av. Brasil 9727, Penha, RJ, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Paiva Jonimar Universidade Castelo Branco, Av. Brasil 9727, Penha, RJ, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Guerrero Jorge School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania, 3800 Spruce Street, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Labarthe Norma Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Veterinária, Rua Vital Brazil Filho 64, Niterói, RJ, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/6(2011-06-01), 1431-1435 0932-0113 108:6<1431 2011 108 436 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer