Abstract Mammals captured in the Serra dos Órgãos National Park (PARNASO) and the Pedra Branca State Park (PBSP) between 2012 and 2015 were examined for the presence of ticks. In total, 140 mammals were examined, and 34 specimens were found to be parasitized by ticks. Didelphis aurita, Akodon montensi...
Pires, Marcus Sandes;
Luz, Hermes Ribeiro;
Peckle, Maristela;
Silva, Claudia Bezerra da;
Vitari, Gabriela Lopes Vivas;
Costa, Renata Lins da;
Graciosa, Mariana Guimarães;
Santos, Huarrisson Azevedo;
Faccini, João Luiz Horacio;
Massard, Carlos Luiz.
Abstract Ornithocoris toledoi is a hematophagous insect that parasites birds, particularly, galliformes. Although the occurrence of this arthropod is relatively low in Brazil, this is an important ectoparasite associated with backyarding poultry. The objective of this study was to report the occurrence o...
Abstract Three species of snappers from artisanal, small-scale fisheries were examined for the presence of parasites. A total of 139 lutjanid fish were collected: 69 specimens of Lutjanus analis, 47 specimens of Lutjanus vivanus, and 23 specimens of Lutjanus synagris. Encysted plerocercoid of trypanorhy...
Abstract Rangelia vitalii is a haemoparasite that infects erythrocytes, white blood cells and the cytoplasm of endothelial cells of blood capillaries of canids in South America, and has been detected in both domestic dogs and sylvatic canids. Hepatozoon canis is a parasite that infects neutrophils and mo...
Brasil,
Coccidiosis/diagnóstico,
Coccidiosis/parasitología,
Coccidiosis/veterinaria,
Coinfección,
Eucoccidiida/clasificación,
Eucoccidiida/genética,
Eucoccidiida/aislamiento & purificación,
Zorros/parasitología,
Filogenia,
Piroplasmida/clasificación,
Piroplasmida/genética,
Piroplasmida/aislamiento & purificación,
Infecciones Protozoarias en Animales/diagnóstico,
Infecciones Protozoarias en Animales/parasitología
Abstract Although a group of soft ticks (Argasidae) associated with amphibians was recently discovered in Brazilian rainforests, parasitism by these ticks on cold-blooded animals remains less common than on mammal and bird species. In this study, we identified ticks that were collected from toads that h...
Abstract Toxoplasma gondii presents a high prevalence worldwide, infecting several animals. Felines are considered the definitive hosts and among the intermediate hosts we highlight mammals and birds. The man can become infected by ingesting tissue cysts present in birds and mammals. Biological and molec...
Pruebas de Aglutinación,
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Brasil,
Pollos/parasitología,
ADN Protozoario/análisis,
Genotipo,
Ratones Endogámicos BALB C,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Polimorfismo de Longitud del Fragmento de Restricción,
Enfermedades de las Aves de Corral/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de las Aves de Corral/parasitología,
Toxoplasma/genética,
Toxoplasma/aislamiento & purificación,
Toxoplasma/patogenicidad,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/diagnóstico
This study describes a case of parvovirus infection in a river otter (Lontra longicaudis) assisted at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Wildlife Screening Center, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Clinical signs included apathy, dark and fetid diarrhea, and crus...
Abstract Twenty-six newborn lambs were evaluated for 21 weeks, from birth to slaughter, to assess their plasma anti-Oestrus ovis immunoglobulin (IgG) using the ELISA technique. On the last day of sampling, all the lambs were slaughtered and O. ovis larvae were recovered, quantified and identified accord...
Animales Recién Nacidos,
Dípteros/clasificación,
Dípteros/fisiología,
Infestaciones Ectoparasitarias/inmunología,
Infestaciones Ectoparasitarias/veterinaria,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Inmunidad Humoral/inmunología,
Inmunoglobulina G/inmunología,
Larva,
Ovinos/parasitología,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/inmunología,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/parasitología
Abstract The larvae of the family Trombiculidae are ectoparasites of vertebrates, including birds. The bite of some species can cause deep lesions and severe skin reactions in the host, these can lead to dermatitis, popularly known as trombiculiasis. A morphological study of chiggers collected on birds ...
