Prevalencia de Dermatitis asociada a ectoparásitos en Canis lupus familiaris atendidos en el proyecto Cuidado Responsable de la UCSG en la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

This research was carried out in the city of Guayaquil in the sectors of San Pedro Lomas and Cerro San Eduardo, between the months of May and August 2022. The objective was to determine if there is a relationship between dermatitis and the presence of ectoparasites, for Therefore, this study had a non-experimental quantitative approach with a sample of 101 dogs, of which 35 presented dermatitis and of these, 13 were cases associated with ectoparasites. The work was divided into three phases: the clinical inspection of the patient and sample taking, the selection of cases of dermatitis associated with ectoparasites, and the study of the relationship with the variables studied. The ectoparasites taken into account as causes of dermatitis were ticks, fleas and mites. For the statistical analyses, the Pearson Chi Square statistical tool was used to calculate the p-value and determine if there was a relationship between the variables and the prevalence of dermatitis associated with ectoparasites in the dogs treated in the Responsible Care project. of the UCSG in the city of Guayaquil. The analysis showed that the significant variable in the field of study was possession, influencing the presence of dermatitis associated with ectoparasites. It was also found that the ectoparasite that mainly affects dogs is the tick, which does not agree with Fernández (2008), who determined that the main ectoparasite is the flea. As recommendations, the control of ectoparasites is suggested, taking into account the pet's habitat in order to prevent the different dermatitis associated with ectoparasites.