Developing a captive breeding system for the widely hunted Caribbean species of opossum Didelphis marsupialis insularis can greatly aide in the management and conservation of this species in the neo-tropics. Although this species possesses ideal traits for captive breeding in this region (tolerance to hi...
SUMMARY: The skeleton of the thoracic limb is one of the key aspects for the understanding of the habits and movement of different mammalian species. Considering the gap about studies related to marsupial osteology, this work proposes to study the aspects inherent to the skeleton of opossums, with emphas...
Silva, Rubens Antonio da;
Zaicaner, Raquel;
Rosa, Mariangela Palma;
Aun, Graciela Cristina Granizo;
Muniz, Júlio César;
Magalhães, Alon Carlos;
Pereira, Creusa;
Pena, Amanda Rosa;
Santos, Maysa Flexa dos;
Estevão, Vera Aparecida Oliveira;
Duarte, Agnaldo Nepomuceno.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This communication reports the colonization of Panstrongylus megistus in an urban area of the municipality of Taboão da Serra in the metropolitan region of São Paulo. METHODS: After receiving a notification from the population, entomological research comprising active search, ...
Abstract The aims of this study were to determine the seroprevalence of Sarcocystis neurona antibodies in equines in the Ilhéus-Itabuna microregion (BA), and identify possible factors associated with infection. The presence of sporocysts/oocysts of Sarcocystis spp. was also verified in Didelphis spp. A ...
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Didelphis,
Enfermedades de los Caballos/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Caballos/epidemiología,
Caballos,
Zarigüeyas,
Sarcocystis,
Sarcocistosis/diagnóstico,
Sarcocistosis/epidemiología,
Sarcocistosis/veterinaria,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos
Abstract Protozoan parasites of the genus Sarcocystis are obligatory heteroxenous cyst-forming coccidia that infect a wide variety of animals and encompass approximately 200 described species. At least four Sarcocystis spp. (S. falcatula, S. neurona, S. lindsayi and S. speeri) use opossums (Didelphis spp...
Oliveira, Renata Prestes Antonangelo de;
Collere, Flávia Carolina Meira;
Ferrari, Larissa Dantas Roeder;
Coradi, Vanessa dos Santos;
Soares, Nathália de Albuquerque;
Leandro, André de Souza;
Oliveira, Wagner Fabiano de;
Galvão, Sandro Roberto;
Kafka, Rosinei;
Delai, Robson Michael;
Martini, Rafaella;
Saldanha, André;
Santos, Leonardo Pereira dos;
Cubas, Zalmir Silvino;
Lange, Rogério Ribas;
Vieira, Thállitha Samih Wischral Jayme;
Vieira, Rafael Felipe da Costa.
Abstract Hemoplasmas are epierythrocytic bacteria that infect mammals. 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemoalbiventris' was detected in white-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris) from southern and central-western Brazil. The present study aimed at: i) screening opossums for tick-borne (TBP) pathogens (Piroplas...
Two young opossums were necropsied and diagnosed with rickets. This study aims to describe the clinical-pathological aspects of rickets in Didelphis albiventris. Macroscopically, the opossums presented kyphosis and scoliosis, lateral deviation of the limbs in varus, locomotion difficulty, and enlargement...
The common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis thrives near human settlements. Understanding its ecology could help planning management decisions about this species, especially in anthropogenic landscapes. Yet, there are no density estimations for this species throughout its distribution range in Bolivia. We ...
Abstract In January 2018, a young male of Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied, 1826), the Brazilian common opossum, was admitted for veterinary evaluation at the Recovery Clinic of Wild Animals of Estácio de Sá University, CRAS, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, due to the presence of a partially duplicated right ...
Abstract Wildlife rehabilitation facilities in the Caribbean region are limited, yet they can provide relevant information on wild populations. Didelphis marsupialis insularis is a popularly hunted, under-studied, neo-tropical marsupial species that is increasingly being admitted for rehabilitation. The ...
