CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM AS RISK FACTOR ON NEONATAL DIARRHEA IN ALPACAS OF PUNO

Authors

  • Daniel Molina M. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria
  • Teresa López U. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria
  • Armando González Z. Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva
  • Luís Gómez P. Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva
  • Danilo Pezo C. Estación Experimental del Centro de Investigaciones IVITA-Maranganí, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v20i2.620

Keywords:

alpaca, Cryptosporidium parvum, neonatal diarrhea, risk factor

Abstract

The role of Cryptosporidium parvum as a risk factor for the occurrence of neonatal diarrhea was evaluated using a case-control study design in alpacas from Puno. The study was carried out during the calving season, between February and March 2006. Stool samples (n=487) were collected in alpacas of 1 to 15 days of age in four localities: Antacalla, La Raya, Quimsachata and Macusani. The faecal smears were processed following the Modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain. The 39% (130/336) of alpacas with diarrhea and 23% (35/151) of alpacas without diarrhea were positives to C. parvum infection. The logistic regression showed that this parasite does not represent a risk factor for neonatal diarrhea in the screened animals (OR: 1.5, IC 95%: 0.9-2.4). It was also determined that La Raya was statistically significant (p=0.046) and represented a risk factor for the occurrence of neonatal diarrhea (OR: 2.5, IC 95%: 1.1-6.1).

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Published

2009-12-31

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2009 Daniel Molina M., Teresa López U., Armando González Z., Luís Gómez P., Danilo Pezo C.

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How to Cite

Molina M., D., López U., T., González Z., A., Gómez P., L., & Pezo C., D. (2009). CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM AS RISK FACTOR ON NEONATAL DIARRHEA IN ALPACAS OF PUNO. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 20(2), 263-269. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v20i2.620