A migratory bird, the white stork Ciconia boyciana was captured from a pond in the Chejudo, Korea R. on the 18th of Dec. 82. The morphological characteristics were described as seen in the binocular stereoscopic microscope and further fine structures were observed by means of the scanning electron microscope (model; ISI-DS-130). The bird was examined for ectoparasites at the Cheju Provincial Veterinary Research Lab. Two kinds of specimens were collected from the head and body feathers. The specimens were sent to the Inst. of Veterinary Research in Anyang, Korea R. for classification and identification

An epidemiological survey carried out in 2005, in the city of Araguaína, State of the Tocantins, revealed to exist association between schooling and income of dogs' owners (p;0,05). In the group of owners with smaller schooling, the increase of the formal instruction, for nine or more years, can reduce the number of dogs without confinement, vaccination (except against the rabies) or deworming in 23,3% (IC95%=10,935,2), 30,5% (IC95%=18,7-41,1) and 22,3% (IC95%=10,7-33,2), respectively; in the assembly of all of the owners of dogs this reduction can be, in the same order, of 10.7% (IC95%=0,8-19,3), 14.3% (IC95%=3,9-24,3) and 10.7% (IC95%=1,0-19,5). The regional socio-economic promotion, with more actions of sanitary education and increase of the schooling, is essential condition to the improvement of the health of the dogs and, consequently, of the public health. | Um inquérito epidemiológico realizado em 2005, na cidade de Araguaína, Estado do Tocantins, revelou existir associação entre escolaridade e renda de proprietários de cães (p;0,05). No grupo de proprietários com menor escolaridade, o aumento da instrução formal, para nove ou mais anos, pode reduzir o número de cães sem confinamento, vacinação (exceto contra a raiva) ou vermifugação em 23,3% (IC95%=10,9-35,2), 30,5% (IC95%=18,7-41,1) e 22,3% (IC95%=10,7-33,2), respectivamente; no conjunto de proprietários de cães esta redução pode ser, na mesma ordem, de 10,7% (IC95%=0,8-19,3), 14,3% (IC95%=3,9-24,3) e 10,7% (IC95%=1,0-19,5). A promoção sócio-econômica regional, com mais ações de educação sanitária e aumento da escolaridade, é condição essencial para a melhoria da saúde dos cães e, conseqüentemente, da saúde pública.