Incidência de Helicobacter spp. em mucosa gástrica de gatos em Recife – Pernambuco

Abstract

The present work was designed to investigate the incidence of the bacterium Helicobacter spp. In cats from the Recife city, Pernambuco State. The stomach samples were collected from 119 cats, without distinction between race or age, being 56 males and 63 females originated from the Environmental Survey Center (CVA), captured in the city of Recife.. The urease quick test and the histopathological examination using both the Hematoxilin-Eosin (HE) and Giemsa stains were performed. The urease quick test showed that 83,92% of the male (47/56) and 80,95% of the female (51/63) samples were positive for Helicobacter, with a total of 82,35% (98/119) of the population being positive. The Giemsa analysis demonstrated that in 73,21% of the males (41/56) and 74,60% of the females (47/63) samples the Helicobacter spp. Bacteria was found, and the total positive sample in the tested population was 73,94% (88/119). During the analysis performed using the HE stain, was observed that 59,66% (71/119) of the samples showed histopathological alterations, such as: lymphoplasmocitic infiltration with a lymphoid foliculum, microabscess, necrosis, hypotrophy, and in 40,34% of the samples(48/119) no alterations were observed. Since the Helicobacter spp. Microorganisms are able to cause gastric inflammation in cats, having showed , the research studies concerning the clinical importance and elucidate the gastric neoplasic genesis in these animals. It coud conclude that cats originated from Recife city, Pernambuco state, shows high incidence of helicobacteriosis.