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Importância da desparasitação dos animais de companhia na perceção dos tutores
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Os animais de companhia estão expostos a diferentes agentes parasitários responsáveis pela infeção e consequente desenvolvimento de doença clínica de leve sintomatologia a situações que podem colocar o animal em risco de vida. Além disso, os agentes parasitários são responsáveis pelas doenças zoonóticas mais importantes, transmitidas pelos animais ao homem e vice versa, sendo este um tema bastante importante tanto a nível da saúde animal bem como da saúde pública, existindo a necessidade de uma abordagem One Health.
Sendo a desparasitação um ato médico-veterinário simples, mas de elevada importância, foi realizado um estudo com o objetivo de avaliar a perceção dos tutores relativamente à importância da desparasitação dos seus animais de companhia, através da divulgação de um inquérito por questionário online, composto por 32 questões organizadas em 5 secções. Foram obtidas, após aplicação dos critérios de exclusão, 181 respostas.
A maioria dos participantes do presente estudo era detentor ou cuidador de cães ou de gatos, continuando a ser estes os animais de companhia mais prevalentes em Portugal, possuindo a desparasitação em dia.
A maioria dos tutores inquiridos afirmou seguir o esquema de desparasitação indicado pelo médico veterinário, sendo este um dos fatores chave para uma boa prevenção do aparecimento de doenças nos animais e 93,9% dos tutores reconheceram que a desparasitação dos seus animais de companhia é um ato de elevada importância no âmbito da saúde pública
As principais razões que levavam os inquiridos a desparasitar os seus animais foram a prevenção de doenças no animal, a prevenção de doenças zoonóticas e o aconselhamento pelo médico veterinário.
A quinta seção do questionário foi relativa à Dirofilariose, onde foi notada uma relação de dependência entre a região de residência do tutor com o conhecimento da doença. O conhecimento da doença é também um fator que leva os tutores a realizarem a respetiva prevenção nos seus animais de companhia.
Os resultados deste estudo revelam que é necessária uma maior educação dos tutores quanto à importância da prevenção de doenças parasitárias de caráter zoonótico e o enquadramento destas no âmbito da saúde pública.
Pets are exposed to different parasitic agents responsible for infections and subsequent development of the clinical illness of light symptoms, to situations that can endanger the life of the pet. Furthermore, the parasitical agents are responsible for the major zoonotic diseases, transmitted by the animals to humans and vice versa. This is a major important subject in regard to public and animal health, calling for an One Health approach. Being the deworming, a simple veterinarian act, but of the most importance, a study was conducted with the goal of assessing the notion of the owners in relation to the importance of the deworming in their pets, through the divulgence of an online survey, consisting of 32 questions organized into 5 sections. A total of 181 responses were obtained after applying the exclusion criteria. The majority of the study participants owned dogs or cats, being these the most prevalent type of pets in Portugal; and also having the deworming up to date. Thus, most tutors stated that they followed the deworming scheme indicated by the veterinarian, this is one of the main factors to achieve a good prevention of diseases in animals and 93.9% of tutors recognized that the prevention of the pet’s diseases is an act of high importance in the field of public health. The main reasons that lead tutor’s deworming practices of their pets were the prevention of both pet and zoonotic diseases and because they were advised by the veterinarian. The fifth section was related to Heartworm disease, where a relationship of dependence between the tutor's area of residence and the knowledge of the disease was noted. Knowledge of the disease is also a factor that led tutors to carry out the prevention of this parasitic disease in their pets. In general, it is possible to make good reviews and conclusions about the tutors’ responses, but it was also noted that there is still a need for greater education of society regarding the importance of preventing parasitic diseases and the framing of these diseases within the scope of public health.
Pets are exposed to different parasitic agents responsible for infections and subsequent development of the clinical illness of light symptoms, to situations that can endanger the life of the pet. Furthermore, the parasitical agents are responsible for the major zoonotic diseases, transmitted by the animals to humans and vice versa. This is a major important subject in regard to public and animal health, calling for an One Health approach. Being the deworming, a simple veterinarian act, but of the most importance, a study was conducted with the goal of assessing the notion of the owners in relation to the importance of the deworming in their pets, through the divulgence of an online survey, consisting of 32 questions organized into 5 sections. A total of 181 responses were obtained after applying the exclusion criteria. The majority of the study participants owned dogs or cats, being these the most prevalent type of pets in Portugal; and also having the deworming up to date. Thus, most tutors stated that they followed the deworming scheme indicated by the veterinarian, this is one of the main factors to achieve a good prevention of diseases in animals and 93.9% of tutors recognized that the prevention of the pet’s diseases is an act of high importance in the field of public health. The main reasons that lead tutor’s deworming practices of their pets were the prevention of both pet and zoonotic diseases and because they were advised by the veterinarian. The fifth section was related to Heartworm disease, where a relationship of dependence between the tutor's area of residence and the knowledge of the disease was noted. Knowledge of the disease is also a factor that led tutors to carry out the prevention of this parasitic disease in their pets. In general, it is possible to make good reviews and conclusions about the tutors’ responses, but it was also noted that there is still a need for greater education of society regarding the importance of preventing parasitic diseases and the framing of these diseases within the scope of public health.
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Agentes parasitários Desparasitação Prevenção Saúde animal Saúde pública Animal health Deworming practices Parasitic agents Prevention Public health