Prevalence of parasites in soil and dog feces according to diagnostic tests.

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of parasites in soil and dog feces according to diagnostic tests. We studied soil from 25 public squares in Seropédica, Brazil. Five samples of soil were collected from each square.

[Space-temporal distribution of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks analyzed by geoprocessing in the municipality of Seropédica, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil].

The Geo-Environmental System of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro was used with the objective of analyzing the space-temporal distribution of Boophilus microplus ticks in the municipality of Seropédica in different types of pasture, breeding and animal density. Geo-environmental variables, climatic parameters, type of pasture, breeding and animal densities were evaluated and the results were signed. The pasture areas were categorized as very favorable, favorable, little favorable and unfavorable to the development of B.