MOTHERS POSITIVE TO CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM AS A RISK FACTOR FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE PATHOGEN IN NEWBORN ALPACAS WITH DIARRHEA

Authors

  • R Vladimir Aguilar J. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria
  • Armando González Z. Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva
  • Teresa López Urbina Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria
  • Rosa Perales Camacho Laboratorio de Histología, Embriología y Patología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  • Eloy González Gustavson Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva
  • Carlos Angulo J. Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva
  • Luis Gómez P. Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v24i2.2515

Keywords:

alpaca, Cryptosporidium spp, modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain, risk factor

Abstract

The aim of the study was to establish whether the presence of Cryptosporidium parvum in the dam is a risk factor for the presentation of the pathogen in the baby alpaca. The study included 698 alpaca dams and their offspring less than 30 days of age. The sampling took place from January till March 2007 in the localities of La Raya, Choquecota, Chillihua, Maranganí and Silli in Canchis province, Cusco, Peru. Fecal samples were collected from the rectum, processed using the Modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain and observed by microscopy. Risk analysis was done through logistic regressions. Results showed that a baby alpaca born from a positive dam to C. parvum was 2.1 times more likely to get infected with the parasite as compared with others born from a negative dam (p<0.05). Likewise, sex and presence of diarrhea were not significant, whereas place of breeding showed to be a protection factor for newborns in peasant communities as compared to those born in experimental station farms.

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Published

2013-06-10

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2013 R Vladimir Aguilar J., Armando González Z., Teresa López Urbina, Rosa Perales Camacho, Eloy González Gustavson, Carlos Angulo J., Luis Gómez P.

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Aguilar J., R. V., González Z., A., López Urbina, T., Perales Camacho, R., González Gustavson, E., Angulo J., C., & Gómez P., L. (2013). MOTHERS POSITIVE TO CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM AS A RISK FACTOR FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE PATHOGEN IN NEWBORN ALPACAS WITH DIARRHEA. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 24(2), 240-247. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v24i2.2515