Zoono$c parasites diagnosed at the Parasitology Laboratory-INIAV, Portugal: a review of the last 10 years Helga Waap, Jacinto Gomes Materials and methods Data on zoono$c parasites or parasites with zoono$c poten$al, including protozoa, helminths and arthropods were collated from the annual reports on the ac$vity of the Parasitology Laboratory of INIAV between 2006-2016. Introduc2on The Na$onal Ins$tute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research (INIAV) is the Na$onal Reference Laboratory (NRL) for animal diseases in Portugal. INIAV performs research ac$vi$es in the field of bacteriology, parasitology and virology, delivers laboratory services to support public health policies and the private sector and provides scien$fic and technical support to veterinary prac$$oners, farmers and the industry. The parasitology laboratory of INIAV is responsible for the laboratory diagnosis of animal and zoono$c parasites, encompassing helminths, protozoa and arthropods. In this work, we present data on zoono$c parasites diagnosed at the Parasitology Laboratory-INIAV over the last 10 years. Protozoa Birds Wildlife Zoo animals Rep2les Toxoplasma gondii 7/75 (9%) 57/181 (31%) 56/142 (39%) 210/611 (34%) 0/3 (0%) 25/1644 (1,5%) 94/260 (36.2%) 1/9 (11%) --- Cryptosporidium spp. 26/74 (35%) 4/10 (40%) 7/12 (58%) 0/16 (0%) 1/34 (3%) 3/10 (30%) 2/3 (70%) 0/9 (0%) 5/17 (29%) Giardia spp. 5/26 (20%) 0/1 (0%) --- 1/102 (1%) 4/69 (6%) 0/1 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 6/76 (8%) --- Leishmania infantum --- --- --- --- 1504/612 (41%) --- 0/39 (0%) --- --- Pentatrichomonas hominis 3/180 (1,6%) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Balan<dium coli --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2 monkeys --- Results Acknowledgements The authors thank Lucinda Marques and Maria do Carmo Dias (INIAV) for invaluable technical assistance. Helminths Zoo animals Toxocara spp. 14/330 (4%) 88/503 (17%) 1/64 (2%) --- Toxascaris leonina --- --- 11/64 (17%) --- Ancylostoma spp. 6/329 (2%) 33/503 (7%) --- --- Trichuris trichiura --- --- 9 monkeys --- Uncinaria stenocephala 1/329 (0.3%) --- --- --- Dirofilaria immi<s 9/124 (7%) --- --- --- Thelazia callipaeda 2 cases --- --- --- Dipylidium caninum 1/329 (0.3%) 113/503 (23%) --- --- Taenia taeniaeformis --- 5/503 (1%) --- --- Philophthalmus spp. --- --- --- 2 cases Ber<ella sp. --- --- 1 monkey Helminths Fasciola hepa<ca 35/55 (64%) 0/24 (0%) 2/29 (7%) Coenurus cerebralis --- --- 2/100 (2%) Arthropods Pet birds Poultry farms Pulex irritans 2 cases --- --- --- Several human cases --- --- Oestrus ovis 3 cases --- --- --- --- --- --- Ericotrombidium ibericense --- --- 1 case --- --- --- --- Trixacarus caviae --- --- --- 2 cases --- --- --- Ornithonyssus sylviarum --- --- --- --- --- 52/217 (24%) --- Dermanyssus gallinae --- --- --- --- --- 17/217 (8%) 16/17 farms (94%) Cimex lectularius --- --- --- --- 1 human case ---