Diagnósticos envolvendo ectoparasitos em caninos e felinos em um laboratório veterinário de análises clínicas na cidade de Manaus, AM.

The dermatopathies ectoparasitária origin of key importance in small animal veterinary clinic, because, besides the injury to the health of the animal, many of them have a zoonotic potential. The study objectives were to analyze events involving ectoparasites in animals to species, sex, age and race affected, diagnosed in a veterinary clinical laboratory. The data were obtained from reports of examinations of samples collected from animals treated at a veterinary care or the third seven years of clinical work. Species, breed, sex, age and also the parasites found: data relating to the characteristics of affected animals as were recorded. Of 1,668 tests, 233 were diagnostic of ectoparasites, and of these 96 were positive. Eight different ectoparasites such as Malassezia pachydermatis with 39.58 % (38/96) of occurring, Demodex canis and 31.25% (30/96), dermatophytes 8.33% (8/96), Otodectes cynotis 7 were diagnosed 29 % (7/96), Sarcoptes scabiei 6.25% (6 /96) Lynxacarus radovskyi 3.12% (3/96), Notoedres cati 3.12% (3/96) and Cheyletiella sp. 1.04 % (1/96). Were more frequent in requests for samples from dogs, aged between one and five years old, female and mixed breed. Have the most affected breeds were Poodle, Dachshund, Pinscher and Yorkshire. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]