Prevalencia de haemobartonella felis en la población felina que habita en la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The present study was carried out at the Universidad Católica de Santiago Guayaquil in order to determine the prevalence of Haemobartonella felis in the feline population that lives in its farms. These were attended in the Veterinary Clinic, diagnosing by means of blood smear and Wright's stain. Its specific objective was to establish the relationship between Haemobartonelosis infection and the variables of sex, age, body condition and location of stay. The results were: two positive cases of the population in total. The only positive male of 10 cases with type 2 body condition, aged 7 months represented 10 %, while the only positive female belonged to the type 3 body condition of a population of 24 cases, representing 4.17 %. In the population sampled in total according to sex, females were higher than males with a percentage of 61.33 %. According to the age classification, the highest percentage was obtained by felines from 1 to 3 years old (46.67 %). According to body condition, type 3 was the highest with a percentage of 32 %. According to the location where the cats were trapped, the largest feline population was from the food court, with 15 cases. It is recommended to control feline overpopulation in the facilities of the Universidad Católica through sterilization campaigns.