Zoonoses transmitidas ao homem por animais de companhia: cães e gatos: e seus impactos na saúde pública

Abstract

This work had as thematic zoonoses transmitted to humans by dogs and cats, which are infectious diseases transmitted from animals to humans. The last few years were marked by an intense technological progress and important cultural and social changes reflected in both human and animal health. The contact between human and their livestock populations became very close, facilitating the spread of infectious and parasitic agents, establishing new relationships between hosts and parasites. Zoonoses acquired through dogs and cats have not ceased to be a permanent public health problem in developing countries, and a concern in developed countries. The objective was to conduct a literature review, expounding on he main zoonoses in companion animals, as in the transmission and what can be done to alleviate the problem.