Prevalencia de Dipylidium Caninum en Canis lupus familiaris en una clínica veterinaria del norte de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to determine the prevalence of the parasite Dipylidium caninum in Canis lupus familiaris in a Veterinary Clinic in the north of the city of Guayaquil. Methodology: It is a non-experimental descriptive quantitative study, using the coprological method by direct smear and by flotation in sucrose solution, applied to a sample of 100 cases of patients of the Clinic that present symptoms associated with a possible parasitosis. Once the data was collected, central statistics (mode, mean, frequency, standard deviation and deviation coefficient) were developed to determine the prevalence of this parasite in canines and its relationship with variables of sex, breed and age. Results: The main findings show that, of the 100 samples, 26 (0.26%) present the parasite (Dypilidium caninum), being mostly purebred males.