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

Authors

  • Cecilia Villacorta G. Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  • Teresa López U. Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  • Armando González Z. Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  • Luis Gómez P. Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v20i2.623

Keywords:

Cryptosporidium parvum, risk factor, alpacas

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the presence of Cryptosporidium parvum as a risk factor to the occurrence of diarrhea in alpacas younger than 15 days of age from peasant communities in the area of Cusco, using a case–control study design. Stool samples were collected from animals with (n=248) and without diarrhea (n=231) during the 2006 calving season. The presence of C. parvum was determined by the Modified Ziehl Neelsen stain technique (MZN). The results were analyzed using a logistic regression model, adjusting potentially confusing variables as age, sex, breed and location of alpacas. The Odds Ratio was 4.3 (C.I. = 2.3–7.9). The study demonstrated that neonatal alpaca positives to C. parvum have 4.3 times higher predisposition to suffer diarrheas in relation to the animals negative to MZN. In addition, significant association was observed between the animals MZN positive and the presence of diarrhea (23.4%; n=58) in comparison with the healthy group (8.6 %; n=20).

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Published

2009-12-31

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2009 Cecilia Villacorta G., Teresa López U., Armando González Z., Luis Gómez P.

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How to Cite

Villacorta G., C., López U., T., González Z., A., & Gómez P., L. (2009). CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM AS RISK FACTOR ON NEONATAL DIARRHEA IN ALPACAS OF CUSCO. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 20(2), 277-284. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v20i2.623