Parasitic prevalence in Canis latrans (Say, 1823) (Carnivora: Canidae) of the Samalayuca Dunes flora and fauna protection area, Mexico: seasonal risks

• Autores: Petters, José, Vital-García, Cuauhcihuatl, Batista-Cirne, Lilian Cristina de S.O., Gatica-Colima, Ana, Martínez-Calderas, Jesús Manuel, Escárcega-Ávila, Angélica
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.unfv.edu.pe:article/1961
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.unfv.edu.pe/NH/article/view/1961
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Coyote; helminths; Protozoa; wildlife; Chihuahuan desert; desierto chihuahuense; fauna silvestre; helmintos; protozoos

Coyotes are the most widely distributed mesocarnivores in North America and can be found in natural, rural, peri-urban, and urban areas, thanks to their ability to adapt. Like the rest of wild carnivores, it is capable of carrying pathogens that can be harmful to wild populations, domestic animals, and even humans. Th is investigation aimed to determine parasite prevalence in coyote feces from the Flora and Fauna Protected Area M.danos de Samalayuca (APFFMS) and to evaluate the season of greatest risk of elimination of parasitic forms. A total of 180 feces from coyotes, in the period from September 2018 to October 2019. Feces were analyzed using coproparasitoscopic techniques. In the results, Toxocara presented a higher prevalence of 29%, followed by Ancylostoma 28%, Strongyloides 16%, Taenia 6%, Hymenolepis 5%, Physaloptera 3%, Toxascaris 2% and Echinococcus 1%, seven protozoan taxa, Balantidium 8%, Cystoisospora 7%, Cyclospora 6%, Sarcocystis 6%, Eimeria 3%, Chilomastix 1% and Entamoeba 1%. The cold season presented a 2.71 times higher risk of finding parasitized feces than the rest of the seasons. Several of these parasites are zoonotic, so a high prevalence represents a risk to public health in areas of human activity, as well as a health hazard for the population of coyotes, the rest of wildlife, and domestic animals.