[Nematodes with zoonotic potential in parks of the city of Tunja, Colombia].

OBJECTIVE

To identify the presence of parasites with zoonotic potential in major parks in the city of Tunja, Boyacá.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

Twenty eight parks in the city were selected, where 124 samples of feces of dogs and soil were collected with the help of a spatula, gathering approximately 150 g per sample. They were processed by the method of concentration of Ritchie modified making the identification of parasitic forms in an optical microscope.

RESULTS

A 60.7% of the parks were positive to nematodes in samples of canine fecal material and 100% on soil. Found nematodes were eggs and larvae of Toxocara spp., Ancylostoma spp., Trichuris vulpis and Strongiloides spp.

CONCLUSION

This study demonstrated the potential risk of transmission of zoonoses caused by nematodes in canines and for the need to strengthen public health measures to reduce the risk shows the population exposed to such zoonoses.