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    Incidencia de Toxocara cati en felinos domésticos y su efecto en la salud pública en la parroquia de Fátima, cantón Pastaza, provincia de Pastaza
    (2024-08) Pérez Ordoñez, Geovanna Estefanía; Villavicencio Villavicencio, Blanca Jeaneth
    Toxocara cati is a type of roundworm that lives in the intestine and mainly affects domestic cats and other felines. This parasite is transmitted when cats ingest Toxocara cati eggs present in their environment, either through contaminated food or by exploring areas where these eggs are found. Once inside the cat's intestine, the eggs hatch and the larvae move through the animal's body, causing various health problems such as vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, and in more serious cases, intestinal obstructions. It is important to note that Toxocara cati can also represent a risk of transmission to humans, being capable of causing parasitic infections in people. Because of this, a study was carried out in the Fátima parish, province of Pastaza. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence in domestic felines and its effect on public health. A survey was carried out to find out the feline population in the parish, resulting in 143 animals, and 104 of them were sampled. The egg diagnosis and quantification methods used were the Flotation method by Willys Molloy and the Mcmaster Camera. The result was 23.07% in domestic felines, a calculation was made in which non-wormed felines had an average of 661 h.p.g., in females an average of 675.33 h.p.g. was found, in puppies an average of 467.66, and in adults an average of 521.6 h.p.g. placing these in a moderate parasitosis on the other hand, the males had an average of 801.33, and the young ones an average of 803.84 h.p.g. finding himself in a severe parasitosis, compromising the patient's life. And having a higher incidence in females (75%), not dewormed (100%), in puppies (54%), young people (25%) and adults (21%) and in children under 6 months and 25% in the owners of The cats.