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1. Gleasonian structure in the helminth metacommunity of the opossum Didelphis albiventris in two extremes of the Atlantic Forest

Author:
B.S. Cirino; S.F. Costa-Neto; T.S. Cardoso; P.C. Estrela; A. Maldonado; R. Gentile
Source:
Journal of helminthology v.96 pp. e7
ISSN:
1475-2697
Subject:
Brachylaima; Cestoda; Didelphis albiventris; Trichuris; body weight; community structure; forests; geographical distribution; helminths; large intestine; morphospecies; opossums; small intestine; species richness; stomach; Brazil
Abstract:
... Didelphis albiventris is the opossum with the largest geographic distribution in Brazil and has a wide spectrum of helminth parasites. This study aimed to describe the species composition and analyse the structure of helminth communities of D. albiventris in two extremes of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. The influence of host sex, body mass, age, helminth species richness and locality on the abund ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0022149X21000791

2. Helminths of sigmodontine rodents in an agroforestry mosaic in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: Patterns and processes of the metacommunity structure

Author:
Natália Alves Costa; Thiago dos Santos Cardoso; Socrates Fraga da Costa-Neto; Martin R. Alvarez; Arnaldo Maldonado Junior; Rosana Gentile
Source:
International journal for parasitology 2022 v.18 pp. 82-91
ISSN:
2213-2244
Subject:
Raillietina; agroforestry; fauna; forests; helminths; hosts; parasitology; phylogeny; species diversity; taxonomy; Brazil
Abstract:
... Phylogenetically or taxonomically related hosts may harbour similar parasite communities due to phylogenetic conservatism. In addition, host attributes may favour their exposure to parasites. This study aimed to characterize the helminth fauna of sigmodontine rodents in an Atlantic Forest area in northeastern Brazil and determine the pattern of the helminth metacommunity structure. The influence o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.04.008

3. Parasitic infections, hematological and biochemical parameters suggest appropriate health status of wild coati populations in anthropic Atlantic Forest remnants

Author:
Sofía Bernal-Valle; Miriam Nogueira Teixeira; Antônio Rodrigues de Araújo Neto; Thiago Gonçalves-Souza; Bárbara Feliciano Feitoza; Sybelle Montenegro dos Santos; Andreza Jocely da Silva; Rodrigo José da Silva; Maria Adélia Borstelmann de Oliveira; Jaqueline Bianque de Oliveira
Source:
Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports 2022 v.30 pp. 100693
ISSN:
2405-9390
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Amblyomma; Ancylostoma; Capillaria; Cestoda; Coccidiomorphea; Nasua nasua; Strongyloides; adults; blood proteins; body condition; clinical examination; feces; forests; gastrointestinal system; health status; indigenous species; mixed infection; neutrophils; protein composition; veterinary parasitology; Brazil
Abstract:
... Coatis are hosts of a great diversity of parasites, that due to anthropic pressures in forest fragments, like changes in landscapes and ecosystems, can influence the dynamics and physiological responses to those parasite infections, affecting the animal's health and fitness. This is the first study about health parameters and parasitic infections of wild coati (Nasua nasua) populations in the Atla ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vprsr.2022.100693

4. Rich but random: parasite communities of snouted treefrog, Scinax fuscovarius (Anura: Hylidae), in Bodoquena Mountains, western Brazil

Author:
I. C. O. Silva; P. Soares; A. C. A. Ribas; D. J. Santana; K. M. Campião; L. E. R. Tavares
Source:
Parasitology research 2022 v.121 no.1 pp. 11-19
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Cestoda; Hylidae; Nematoda; Oligochaeta; Trematoda; body size; females; males; mites; parasites; parasitism; parasitology; research; Brazil
Abstract:
... Hosts represent discrete habitats that contain finite parasite communities, and individual hosts can be used as replicates in parasitism studies, such as investigations of the processes that mediate the formation of parasite communities. However, within a single host population, there may be singularities among individuals that affect parasite contact rates. Accordingly, the goals of the present s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-021-07378-3

5. Ultrastructure of Egg Envelopes and Early Embryos of Rohdella amazonica (Trematoda: Aspidogastrea) Parasitic in Banded Puffer Fish, Colomesus psittacus

Author:
David Bruce Conn; Zdzisław Świderski; Elane G. Giese; Jordi Miquel
Source:
Journal of parasitology 2022 v.108 no.3 pp. 264-273
ISSN:
0022-3395
Subject:
Aspidogastrea; Cestoda; Colomesus; blastomeres; egg shell; eggs; embryogenesis; fish; giant cells; intestines; morphogenesis; parasitology; phylogeny; rivers; transmission electron microscopy; ultrastructure; zygote; Brazil
Abstract:
... Egg structure and early embryonic development of the aspidogastrean, Rohdella amazonica, a basal trematode, were studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to gain insight into functional, developmental, and phylogenetic characteristics. Gravid worms were removed from the intestine of naturally infected banded puffer fish Colomesus psittacus, collected from the Bay of Marajó, Paracauari Riv ...
DOI:
10.1645/21-127

6. Diversity of helminth parasites of eight siluriform fishes from the Aguapeí River, upper Paraná basin, São Paulo state, Brazil

Author:
Aline A. Acosta; Nico J. Smit; Reinaldo J. da Silva
Source:
International journal for parasitology 2020 v.11 pp. 120-128
ISSN:
2213-2244
Subject:
Cestoda; Hemisorubim platyrhynchos; Loricariichthys; Nematoda; Neotropics; Pimelodella; Pterygoplichthys; Rhinelepis aspera; basins; biodiversity; catfish; diet; geographical distribution; helminths; hosts; new host records; ornamental fish; rivers; watersheds; Brazil; Parana River
Abstract:
... Fishes of the order Siluriformes, known as catfishes, have a global distribution with more than 3,600 valid species of which 2,087 occur in the Neotropical region. Despite being highly diverse, abundant, and of economic importance as food and ornamental fishes, knowledge about the diversity and distribution of their helminth parasites is fragmentary and scarce. Eight species of catfishes (Pterodor ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.01.003
PubMed:
32025487
PubMed Central:
PMC6997625

7. Postmortem findings in Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) caught in a drift gillnet

Author:
Ana Carolina Ewbank; Carlos Sacristán; Samira Costa-Silva; Marzia Antonelli; Janaina R. Lorenço; Guilherme A. Nogueira; Mariana B. Ebert; Cristiane K. M. Kolesnikovas; José Luiz Catão-Dias
Source:
BMC veterinary research 2020 v.16 no.1 pp. 153
ISSN:
1746-6148
Subject:
Cestoda; Nematoda; Spheniscus; Trematoda; adults; body condition; bycatch; dead animals; edema; engorgement; enteritis; erythema; females; gastrointestinal parasites; gillnets; hematopoiesis; hemorrhage; histiocytosis; histopathology; hyperplasia; information; jugular vein; juveniles; knowledge; lungs; males; microscopy; necropsy; penguins; predation; seabirds; splenomegaly; stomach; veterinary medicine; wings; Brazil; Pacific Ocean
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Penguin interaction with gillnets has been extensively reported in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and is considered a major conservation threat. Among penguin species, Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) are currently considered of great concern, particularly in Brazil, where they are highly susceptible to gillnet bycatch. Nevertheless, information about drowning-associated ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12917-020-02363-x

8. The First Report and Description of a New Species of Rhinebothrium from a Dasyatid Stingray from the Brazilian Northeastern Coast with a Review of the Distribution of the Genus Throughout Endemic Marine Ecoregions

Author:
Jéssica Vieira Santos; Fernando P. L. Marques; Bruna Trevisan
Source:
Journal of parasitology 2020 v.106 no.6 pp. 809-817
ISSN:
0022-3395
Subject:
coasts; new species; parasitology; uterus; Brazil
Abstract:
... Here we describe a new species of RhinebothriumLinton, 1890, from Hypanus guttatus (Bloch and Schneider). Rhinebothrium ramosi n. sp. can be differentiated from all 51 valid species of the genus by having 4–5 testes and uterus that extends throughout the entire length of the proglottid. Only 8 of the above species closely resemble R. ramosi in total length (Rhinebothrium bunburyense, Rhinebothrium ...
DOI:
10.1645/19-194

9. Using lizards to evaluate the influence of average abundance on the variance of endoparasites in semiarid areas: dispersion and assemblage structure

Author:
J.A. Araujo Filho; A.A.M. Teixeira; D.A. Teles; S.M. Rocha; W.O. Almeida; D.O. Mesquita; A.C.F. Lacerda
Source:
Journal of helminthology v.94 pp. e121
ISSN:
1475-2697
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Cestoda; Nematoda; Pentastomida; Trematoda; caatinga; endoparasites; fauna; hosts; lizards; parasitology; semiarid zones; variance; wildlife; Brazil
Abstract:
... The distribution of parasites within host populations and communities, and the mechanisms responsible for these patterns, are poorly understood aspects of wildlife parasitology. Here, we evaluate the influence of the average abundance of endoparasite variance, using endoparasites of lizards from the Caatinga domain (semiarid region), north-eastern Brazil. We hypothesized that, due to the high numb ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0022149X19001147

10. A paruterinid metacestode in the liver of a Neotropical bat (Molossus molossus)

Author:
Alex Junior Souza de Souza; Andreza Pinheiro Malheiros; Max Moreira Alves; André Antônio Corrêa das Chagas; Lilian Rose Marques de Sá; Manoel do Carmo Pereira Soares
Source:
Parasitology international 2019 v.70 pp. 46-50
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Cestoda; Molossus; frugivores; genes; histopathology; hosts; larvae; liver; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; tapeworms; Amazonia; Brazil
Abstract:
... We describe a case of microscopic liver lesion caused by larval cestode in a frugivorous bat (Molossus molossus) from the Western Brazilian Amazon. Histopathological analysis of liver indicated the occurrence of metacestode associated with multifocal histiocytic response and the phylogenetic analysis of Cox-I and 18S rDNA genes indicated that the parasite belonged to the family Paruterinidae. This ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2019.01.007

11. Infection patterns of helminths in Norops brasiliensis (Squamata, Dactyloidae) from a humid forest, Northeastern Brazil and their relation with body mass, sex, host size, and season

Author:
D. M. Amorim; R. W. Ávila
Source:
Helminthologia 2019 v.56 no.2 pp. 168-174
ISSN:
1336-9083
Subject:
Cestoda; Nematoda; Squamata; Trematoda; body size; environmental factors; fauna; forests; helminths; hosts; new host records; parasite load; rain; Brazil
Abstract:
... Climatic and ecological factors can influence the parasite load of a host. Variation in rainfall, body size, and sex of the hosts may be related to the abundance of parasites. This study investigated the helminth fauna associated with a population of Norops brasiliensis, together with the effect of host biology (sex, body size, and mass) and variation in rainfall regime on the abundance of helmint ...
DOI:
10.2478/helm-2019-0011
PubMed:
31662688
PubMed Central:
PMC6799564

12. Long-term temporal variation in the parasite community structure of metazoans of Pimelodus blochii (Pimelodidae), a catfish from the Brazilian Amazon

Author:
Luciano Pereira Negreiros; Alexandro Cezar Florentino; Felipe Bisaggio Pereira; Marcos Tavares-Dias
Source:
Parasitology research 2019 v.118 no.12 pp. 3337-3347
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Cestoda; Crustacea; Monogenea; Nematoda; Pimelodus; adults; body size; catfish; community structure; diet; ecosystems; larvae; life history; parasites; rivers; species richness; temporal variation; Amazonia; Brazil
Abstract:
... The Amazon represents one of the most complex biomes in the world; however, the temporal variations in parasite community structure of fishes inhabiting this region remain poorly understood. Therefore, processes generating such variations are still unknown. The present study evaluated the long-term temporal variation of community structure of metazoan parasites of Pimelodus blochii collected in Ia ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-019-06480-x

13. Metacommunity structure of the helminths of the black-eared opossum Didelphis aurita in peri-urban, sylvatic and rural environments in south-eastern Brazil

Author:
S.F. Costa-Neto; T.S. Cardoso; R.G. Boullosa; A. Maldonado; R. Gentile
Source:
Journal of helminthology 2019 v.93 no.6 pp. 720-731
ISSN:
1475-2697
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Brachylaima; Cestoda; Didelphis; Neotropics; Trichuris; dominant species; forests; habitats; helminths; homogenization; hosts; new host records; opossums; parasitism; rural areas; species diversity; Brazil
Abstract:
... Among the Brazilian marsupials, the species of the genus Didelphis are the most parasitized by helminths. This study aimed to describe the species composition and to analyse the helminth communities of the Atlantic Forest common opossum Didelphis aurita at infracommunity and component community levels using the Elements of Metacommunity Structure Analysis, considering peri-urban, sylvatic and rura ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0022149X18000780

14. Metazoan parasites of Calophysus macropterus (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) in the Acre and Iaco rivers in the western Amazon region of Brazil: diversity, similarity and seasonal variation

Author:
Luciano Pereira Negreiros; Felipe Bisaggio Pereira; Marcos Tavares-Dias
Source:
Journal of natural history 2019 v.53 no.23-24 pp. 1465-1479
ISSN:
1464-5262
Subject:
Anisakidae; Calophysus macropterus; Cestoda; Ergasilus; Pentastomida; dry season; fish; hosts; larvae; parasites; rivers; seasonal variation; wet season; Amazonia; Brazil
Abstract:
... The diversity, similarity and seasonal variation of metazoan parasite communities in Calophysus macropterus in the Acre and Iaco rivers, in the western Amazon (Brazil), was investigated. Parasites from 13 taxa were collected from C. macropterus in both rivers: four species of monogeneans, four nematodes, two cestodes, one digenean, one crustacean and one pentastomid. In hosts from the Acre river, ...
DOI:
10.1080/00222933.2019.1657195

15. Community structure of metazoan parasites from Pimelodus blochii in two rivers of the Western Brazilian Amazon: same seasonal traits, but different anthropogenic impacts

Author:
Luciano P. Negreiros; Felipe B. Pereira; Marcos Tavares-Dias; Luiz E. R. Tavares
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.12 pp. 3791-3798
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Cestoda; Crustacea; Monogenea; Nematoda; Pimelodus; adults; anthropogenic activities; biodiversity; catfish; community structure; drought; hydrology; larvae; parasites; rivers; Amazonia; Brazil
Abstract:
... The present investigation evaluated the influence of seasonality and locality on the structure of the parasite community of the catfish Pimelodus blochii. A total of 160 fish were collected from two rivers in the State of Acre, western Brazilian Amazon: 80 fish in River Acre and 80 in River Iaco, with 40 in each season (rainy and drought). The overall prevalence was 78.7% and 1461 parasite specime ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-6082-5

16. Helminth infections in chickens (Gallus domesticus) raised in different production systems in Brazil

Author:
Giane Serafim da Silva; Daiane Mompean Romera; Giane da Silva Conhalato; Vando Edésio Soares; Marcelo Vasconcelos Meireles
Source:
Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports 2018 v.12 pp. 55-60
ISSN:
2405-9390
Subject:
Cestoda; Nematoda; Trematoda; biosecurity; cecum; esophagus; ethanol; eyes; gizzard; helminthiasis; helminths; hens; intestinal mucosa; light microscopy; necropsy; poultry production; production technology; proventriculus; small intestine; Brazil
Abstract:
... The current study evaluated helminth infections in birds raised in different production systems for different purposes (extensive/dual-purpose, semi-intensive/broiler, semi-intensive/hen, intensive/hen and intensive/broiler) in Brazil. A total of 374 birds was assessed for helminths at necropsy using standard parasitological methods. During the necropsies, organs from the gastrointestinal tract (c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vprsr.2018.02.003

17. Schistosomes and Microfilarial Parasites in Magellanic Penguins

Author:
R. E. T. Vanstreels; C. H. Gardiner; M. J. Yabsley; L. Swanepoel; C. K. M. Kolesnikovas; R. P. Silva-Filho; A. C. Ewbank; J. L. Catão-Dias
Source:
Journal of parasitology 2018 v.104 no.3 pp. 322-328
ISSN:
0022-3395
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Cestoda; Onchocercidae; Schistosoma; Spheniscus demersus; coastal water; gastrointestinal nematodes; genes; histopathology; internal transcribed spacers; islands; microfilariae; monophyly; penguins; ribosomal RNA; winter; Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Falkland Islands
Abstract:
... The Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is native to Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, and is a regular winter migrant in Uruguayan and Brazilian coastal waters. The species is known to be susceptible to a variety of gastrointestinal nematodes, cestodes, trematodes, and acanthocephalans, as well as renal trematodes and pulmonary nematodes. Schistosomes (Platyhelminthes, ...
DOI:
10.1645/17-154

18. Diversity of helminth parasites in aquatic invertebrate hosts in Latin America: how much do we know?

Author:
M.L. Aguirre-Macedo; A.L. May-Tec; A. Martínez-Aquino; F. Cremonte; S.R. Martorelli
Source:
Journal of helminthology 2017 v.91 no.2 pp. 137-149
ISSN:
1475-2697
Subject:
Cestoda; Nematoda; Trematoda; crabs; habitats; helminths; host-parasite relationships; hosts; molluscs; shrimp; species diversity; vertebrates; zoogeography; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:
... Helminths in aquatic invertebrate hosts have been overlooked in comparison with vertebrate hosts. Therefore, the known diversity, ecology and distribution of these host–parasite systems are very limited in terms of their taxonomic diversity, habitat and geographic regions. In this study we examined the published literature on helminth parasites of aquatic invertebrates from Latin America and the C ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0022149X16000547
PubMed:
27501931

19. Metazoan endoparasites of 18 anuran species from the mesophytic semideciduous Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil

Author:
Rodrigo J. da Graça; Fabrício H. Oda; Flávia S. Lima; Vinicius Guerra; Priscilla G. Gambale; Ricardo M. Takemoto
Source:
Journal of natural history 2017 v.51 no.13-14 pp. 705-729
ISSN:
1464-5262
Subject:
Physaloptera; new host records; adults; forests; Leptodactylus; Monogenea; Phyllomedusa; aquatic habitat; Physalaemus; frogs; Hypsiboas; fauna; endoparasites; agricultural land; Rhinella; larvae; biodiversity; Falcaustra; Acanthocephala; Annelida; Cestoda; Brazil
Abstract:
... Brazil has the richest anuran biodiversity in the world and many species have not yet been studied for parasites. One hundred and forty frogs belonging to 18 species (Rhinella schneideri , Dendropsophus aff. minutus , Dendropsophus nanus , Hypsiboas albopunctatus , Hypsiboas punctatus , Hypsiboas raniceps , Phyllomedusa tetraploidea , Pseudis platensis , Scinax fuscovarius , Trachycephalus typhoni ...
DOI:
10.1080/00222933.2017.1296197

20. Parasitic fauna and histopathology of farmed freshwater ornamental fish in Brazil

Author:
Monyele Acchile Santos; Gabriela Tomas Jerônimo; Lucas Cardoso; Karen Roberta Tancredo; Paula Brando Medeiros; José Victor Ferrarezi; Eduardo Luiz Tavares Gonçalves; Guilherme da Costa Assis; Maurício Laterça Martins
Source:
Aquaculture 2017 v.470 pp. 103-109
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Argulus japonicus; Cestoda; Dactylogyrus; Gymnocorymbus ternetzi; Ichthyophthirius multifiliis; Protozoa; Rhabdochona; Trichodina; Xiphophorus maculatus; edema; epithelium; farmed fish; farming systems; fauna; financial economics; fish culture; fish health; fish ponds; fish production; freshwater; gills; histopathology; hyperplasia; intestinal obstruction; intestines; markets; metacercariae; mortality; necrosis; ornamental fish; parasites; parasitism; pathogenesis; water quality; Brazil
Abstract:
... Ornamental fish farming represents a consolidated market over the world. However, confinement is a factor that favors the occurrence of diseases. This study aimed to report the parasitic fauna of ornamental fish from three facilities, as well as to observe the histological pathogenesis caused by the parasites. Between May 2015 and February 2016, a total of 781 ornamental fishes were used for paras ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.12.032

21. Schistosomiasis: Drugs used and treatment strategies

Author:
Lidiany da Paixão Siqueira; Danilo Augusto Ferreira Fontesa; Cindy Siqueira Britto Aguilera; Taysa Renata Ribeiro Timoteo; Matheus Alves Angelos; Laysa Creusa Paes Barreto Barros Silva; Camila Gomes de Melo; Larissa Araújo Rolim; Rosali Maria Ferreira da Silva; Pedro José Rolim Neto
Source:
Acta tropica 2017 pp. -
ISSN:
0001-706X
Subject:
Cestoda; Schistosoma; children; death; drug therapy; drugs; praziquantel; schistosomiasis; water pollution; women; Brazil
Abstract:
... Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect millions of people in different geographic regions, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. Currently NTDs are prevalent in 149 countries, seventeen of these neglected tropical parasitic diseases are classified as endemic. One of the most important of these diseases is schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, a disease caused by the genus Schistosoma. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.08.002

22. Type material of Acanthocephala, Nematoda and other non-helminths phyla (Cnidaria, Annelida, and Arthropoda) housed in the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ FIOCRUZ (CHIOC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1979 to 2016

Author:
Daniela A. Lopes; Delir Corrêa Gomes; Marcelo Knoff
Source:
ZooKeys 2017 v.711 pp. 1-52
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Annelida; Arthropoda; Cestoda; Cnidaria; Nematoda; Brazil
Abstract:
... The third part of the catalogue of type material in the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute/FIOCRUZ (CHIOC), comprising types deposited between 1979 and 2016, is presented to complement the first list of all types that was published in 1979. This part encompasses Acanthocephala, Nematoda and the other non-helminth phyla Cnidaria, Annelida, and Arthropoda. Platyhelminthes was ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.711.14753

23. Type material of Platyhelminthes housed in the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ FIOCRUZ (CHIOC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1979 to 2016 (Rhabditophora, Trematoda and Cestoda)

Author:
Daniela A. Lopes; Adriana Mainenti; Marcelo Knoff; Delir Corrêa Gomes
Source:
ZooKeys 2017 v.662 pp. 1-48
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Cestoda; Rhabditophora; Trematoda; Brazil
Abstract:
... The second part of the catalogue of type material deposited in the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ FIOCRUZ (CHIOC), between 1979 and 2016, is presented, to complement the first list of all types that was published in 1979. This part includes Platyhelminthes other than monogenoids, which were covered in the first part published in September 2016. The present catalogue com ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.662.11685

24. Checklist of helminth parasites of wild primates from Brazil

Author:
Pilar Corrêa; Cecília Bueno; Rita Soares; Fabiano M. Vieira; Luís C. Muniz-Pereira
Source:
Revista mexicana de biodiversidad 2016 v.87 no.3 pp. 908-918
ISSN:
1870-3453
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Dipetalonema; Saimiri sciureus; fauna; helminths; hosts; new host records; Brazil
Abstract:
... The current study is the first attempt to include the many records from wild primate host species from the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (CHIOC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, along with updated information based on literature. We list a total of 50 species of helminth parasites associated with 46 species of wild primates in Brazil. A total of 814 records of helminths in wild ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rmb.2016.03.008

25. Helminth parasite diversity discloses age and sex differences in the foraging behaviour of southern lapwings (Vanellus chilensis)

Author:
Tiago S. Silveira; Cláudia Calegaro‐Marques
Source:
Austral ecology 2016 v.41 no.5 pp. 549-558
ISSN:
1442-9985
Subject:
Cestoda; Coleoptera; Heterakis; Isopoda; Synhimantus nasuta; Vanellus chilensis; adults; birds; body length; earthworms; females; foraging; gender differences; helminths; hosts; information sources; juveniles; males; molluscs; omnivores; species diversity; Brazil
Abstract:
... Parasites with heteroxen cycles are important sources of information on the trophic relations of hosts. This is particularly instructive for species whose age‐based or sex‐based differences are hardly detected by behavioural observations. Here, we describe the helminth community of the omnivorous southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) and evaluate whether it is affected by the host's sex, age and b ...
DOI:
10.1111/aec.12344

26. Intestinal parasites of Tolypeutes matacus, the most frequently consumed armadillo in the Chaco region

Author:
T.A. Ríos; M.C. Ezquiaga; A.M. Abba; G.T. Navone
Source:
International journal for parasitology 2016 v.5 no.3 pp. 254-257
ISSN:
2213-2244
Subject:
Cestoda; Nematoda; fauna; helminths; large intestine; morphometry; new host records; people; small intestine; vegetation; Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; El Gran Chaco; Paraguay
Abstract:
... The southern three-banded armadillo Tolypeutes matacus (Desmarest, 1804) is distributed from eastern Bolivia, south-west Brazil, the Gran Chaco of Paraguay and Argentina, and lives in areas with dry vegetation. This armadillo is one of the most frequently consumed species by people in this area. The objective of this work was test for zoonotic species among helminths in 12 intestinal tracts of T.  ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijppaw.2016.08.001
PubMed:
27625989
PubMed Central:
PMC5011165

27. Levels of helminth infection in the flat lizard Tropidurus semitaeniatus from north-eastern Brazil

Author:
C.H. Bezerra; R.W. Ávila; D.C. Passos; D. Zanchi-Silva; C.A.B. Galdino
Source:
Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.6 pp. 779-783
ISSN:
1475-2697
Subject:
Cestoda; Neotropics; Parapharyngodon; body size; helminthiasis; helminths; intestines; larvae; lizards; species richness; Brazil
Abstract:
... Parasites represent a great, unknown component of animal biodiversity. Recent efforts have begun to uncover patterns of infection by helminth parasites in several Neotropical lizards. The present study reports, for the first time, levels of helminth infection in a population of the flat lizard Tropidurus semitaeniatus. One hundred and thirty-nine lizards were examined and evidence of five intestin ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0022149X15000826
PubMed:
26373690

28. Helminth communities of Leptodactylus latrans (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from the Atlantic rainforest, south-eastern Brazil

Author:
G.M. Toledo; D.H. Morais; R.J. Silva; L.A. Anjos
Source:
Journal of helminthology 2015 v.89 no.2 pp. 250-254
ISSN:
1475-2697
Subject:
Cestoda; Falcaustra; Haematoloechus; Leptodactylus; Physaloptera; adults; fauna; frogs; helminths; juveniles; larvae; rain forests; species diversity; Brazil
Abstract:
... The helminth fauna associated with Leptodactylus latrans, a large frog living in a disturbed environment of Atlantic rainforest in south-eastern Brazil, was evaluated. We found eight helminth taxa, including five nematode species, Falcaustra mascula, Oswaldocruzia subauricularis, Physaloptera sp., Rhabdias sp. and an unidentified cosmocercid, two trematodes, Gorgoderina parvicava and Haematoloechu ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0022149X1300076X
PubMed:
25652669

29. Helminths of Liophis miliaris (Squamata, Dipsadidae): a list of species and new records

Author:
V. L. T. Mati; H. A. Pinto; A. L. Melo
Source:
Helminthologia 2015 v.52 no.2 pp. 159-166
ISSN:
1336-9083
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Cestoda; Dipsadidae; Strongyloides; Trematoda; helminthiasis; helminths; necropsy; snakes; surveys; tropics; Brazil
Abstract:
... In order to have better knowledge of the parasites of the common water snake Liophis miliaris (Linnaeus, 1758), a checklist of its helminths was produced based on a review of the literature and new records of worms identified during the course of a parasitological survey combining data from stool analysis (n = 22) and necropsies (n = 8) of specimens of this snake from Muriaé, state of Minas Gerais ...
DOI:
10.1515/helmin-2015-0029

30. Parasites infecting the cultured oyster Crassostrea gasar (Adanson, 1757) in Northeast Brazil

Author:
FERNANDO RAMOS QUEIROGA; ROGÉRIO TUBINO VIANNA; CAIRÉ BARRETO VIEIRA; NATANAEL DANTAS FARIAS; PATRICIA MIRELLA DA SILVA
Source:
Parasitology 2015 v.142 no.6 pp. 756-766
ISSN:
1469-8161
Subject:
oysters; oyster culture; parasites; histopathology; income; rivers; histology; surveys; Protozoa; Perkinsus marinus; adults; Crassostrea gasar; estuaries; Cestoda; hypertrophy; Brazil
Abstract:
... The oyster Crassostrea gasar is a species widely used as food and a source of income for the local population of the estuaries of Northeast Brazil. Perkinsus marinus and Perkinsus olseni are deleterious parasites for oyster farming and were recently detected in Brazil. In this study, a histopathologic survey of the oyster C. gasar cultured in the estuary of the River Mamanguape (Paraíba State) was ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0031182014001863
PubMed:
25553815

31. Helminth parasite communities of allopatric populations of the frog Leptodactylus podicipinus from Pantanal, Brazil

Author:
K.M. Campião; R.J. da Silva; V.L. Ferreira
Source:
Journal of helminthology 2014 v.88 no.1 pp. 13-19
ISSN:
1475-2697
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Cestoda; Leptodactylus; Nematoda; Trematoda; allopatry; community structure; environmental factors; frogs; helminths; hosts; hydrology; landscapes; species diversity; wetlands; Brazil; Pantanal
Abstract:
... Several factors may influence the structure of parasite communities in amphibian hosts. In this study, we describe the helminth parasites of three allopatric populations of the frog Leptodactylus podicipinus and test whether host size and sex were determinants of the structure and composition of the helminth communities. One hundred and twenty-three anurans were collected from three different stud ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0022149X12000557
PubMed:
23095662

32. Helminth Fauna of Two Species of Physalaemus (Anura: Leiuperidae) from an Undisturbed Fragment of the Atlantic Rainforest, Southeastern Brazil

Author:
Toledo Gislayne M.; Aguiar Aline; Silva Reinaldo J.; Anjos Luciano A.
Source:
Journal of parasitology 2013 v.99 no.5 pp. 919-922
ISSN:
0022-3395
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Anura; Cestoda; Cosmocercidae; amphibians; fauna; helminths; hosts; ponds; rain forests; species diversity; Brazil
Abstract:
... Two amphibian species, Physalaemus cuvieri and Physalaemus olfersii, from Serra do Mar State Park, which is an old-growth environment of the Atlantic Rainforest in southeastern Brazil, were surveyed for endoparasites. Hosts were sampled in 2 ponds; each was colonized by only 1 Physalaemus species. The overall prevalence of helminths was high and similar in both amphibian species. The mean intensit ...
DOI:
10.1645/GE-3212.1

33. Helminths of lizards from the municipality of Aripuanã in the southern Amazon region of Brazil

Author:
R.W. Ávila; R.J. da Silva
Source:
Journal of helminthology 2013 v.87 no.1 pp. 12-16
ISSN:
1475-2697
Subject:
Cestoda; Nematoda; Trematoda; body size; fauna; helminths; hosts; lizards; monitoring; new host records; power plants; Amazonia; Brazil
Abstract:
... Ninety-five specimens from 13 species of lizard collected during a herpetofaunal monitoring programme of the Faxinal II power plant, municipality of Aripuanã, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil (southern Amazon region) were examined for helminths. A total of 21 helminth species (16 Nematoda, 1 Cestoda and 4 Trematoda) were recovered, with an overall prevalence of 67.37%. Seventeen new host records and s ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0022149X11000769
PubMed:
22166366

34. Intestinal Helminths of the Wandering Grass Lizard, Cnemidophorus gramivagus (Squamata: Teiidae), from Brazil

Author:
Goldberg Stephen R.; Bursey Charles R.; Vitt Laurie J.; Arreola Jeanette
Source:
Comparative parasitology 2013 v.80 no.2 pp. 301-303
ISSN:
1525-2647
Subject:
Cestoda; Physaloptera; Squamata; helminths; lizards; new host records; Brazil
Abstract:
... Cnemidophorus gramivagus from Brazil was examined for helminths. Found were 1 species of Cestoda, Oochoristica freitasi, and 7 species of Nematoda, Amphibiocapillaria freitasilenti, Kentropyxia sauria, Oswaldocruzia vitti, Parapharyngodon senisfaciecaudus, Physaloptera retusa, Spinicauda spinicauda, and Acuariid gen. sp. Seven new host records are recorded. Cnemidophorus gramivagus and other South ...
DOI:
10.1654/4645.1

35. Parasites of the fish Cichla piquiti (Cichlidae) in native and invaded Brazilian basins: release not from the enemy, but from its effects

Author:
Ana C. F. Lacerda; Ricardo M. Takemoto; Robert Poulin; Gilberto C. Pavanelli
Source:
Parasitology research 2013 v.112 no.1 pp. 279-288
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Cichla; Contracaecum; Diplostomidae; basins; eyes; fish; flukes; hosts; indigenous species; introduced species; physiology; predators; rivers; species diversity
Abstract:
... The enemy release hypothesis is frequently used to explain the success of invaders, postulating that introduced species have escaped from their native enemies, including parasites. Here, we tested this hypothesis for the tucunaré (Cichla piquiti), a predatory cichlid, and its endoparasites. First, the parasites and their influence on the condition of the hosts in the native environment, the Tocant ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-012-3135-z
PubMed:
23052767

36. Parasitological survey of mangrove oyster, Crassostrea rhizophorae, in the Pacoti River Estuary, Ceará State, Brazil

Author:
Rachel Costa Sabry; Tereza Cristina Vasconcelos Gesteira; Aimê Rachel Magenta Magalhães; Margherita Anna Barracco; Cristhiane Guertler; Liana Pinho Ferreira; Rogério Tubino Vianna; Patrícia Mirella da Silva
Source:
Journal of invertebrate pathology 2013 v.112 no.1 pp. 24-32
ISSN:
0022-2011
Subject:
parasites; Perkinsus; phylogeny; adults; metacercariae; Trichodina; tissues; estuaries; sequence analysis; Polychaeta; histology; polymerase chain reaction; larvae; disease surveillance; oysters; rivers; surveys; Crassostrea rhizophorae; Cestoda; Brazil
Abstract:
... The mangrove oyster, Crassostrea rhizophorae (Bivalvia, Ostreidae) is commonly collected by fisherwomen in the estuaries of the Ceará State (CE), Northeastern Brazil. Despite the socioeconomic importance of this natural resource, there are few studies on the health of the oysters in this region. This study aimed to survey pathological changes in the mangrove oyster C. rhizophorae in the estuary of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jip.2012.10.004

37. The helminth community of Geophagus proximus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from a tributary of the Paraná River, Ilha Solteira Reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil

Author:
A.C. Zago; L. Franceschini; M.C. Zocoller-Seno; R. Veríssimo-Silveira; A.A.D. Maia; C.V. Ikefuti; R.J. da Silva
Source:
Journal of helminthology 2013 v.87 no.2 pp. 203-211
ISSN:
1475-2697
Subject:
Cestoda; Contracaecum; Geophagus; Trematoda; body weight; helminths; larvae; metacercariae; plerocercoids; rivers; species diversity; Brazil
Abstract:
... This study aimed to evaluate the helminth parasites of Geophagus proximus from the São José dos Dourados River, a tributary of Paraná River, Ilha Solteira Reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil. From May 2006 to May 2007, 116 G. proximus specimens were examined and seven different taxa of helminth were collected and identified: proteocephalidean plerocercoids (Cestoda); metacercariae of Austrodiplosto ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0022149X12000223
PubMed:
22716964

38. The impact of a dam on the helminth fauna and health of a neotropical fish species Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816) from the upper Paraná River, Brazil

Author:
L.C. Karling; A. Isaac; I.P. Affonso; R.M. Takemoto; G.C. Pavanelli
Source:
Journal of helminthology 2013 v.87 no.2 pp. 245-251
ISSN:
1475-2697
Subject:
helminths; fauna; rivers; Contracaecum; Salminus brasiliensis; condition factor; extinction; floodplains; fish; larvae; Cestoda; Neotropics; Brazil
Abstract:
... The aim of the present study was to detect changes in the structure of the helminth parasite infracommunities in Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816) from the floodplain of the upper Paraná River after construction of the Porto Primavera Hydroelectric Plant. A total of 126 fish in the period before the dam's construction and 56 specimens 10 years after this event were analysed. Three species of par ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0022149X1200034X
PubMed:
22776324

39. Comparative Parasitism of the Fish Plagioscion squamosissimus In Native and Invaded River Basins

Author:
Lacerda A. C. F.; Takemoto R. M.; Tavares-Dias M.; Poulin R.; Pavanelli G. C.
Source:
Journal of parasitology 2012 v.98 no.4 pp. 713-717
ISSN:
0022-3395
Subject:
Cestoda; Hoplias malabaricus; Nematoda; Plagioscion squamosissimus; basins; condition factor; ecological invasion; eyes; fish; flukes; indigenous species; introduced species; larvae; linear models; parasitism; rivers; species diversity; watersheds; Brazil
Abstract:
... Biological invasions are considered a major threat to biodiversity around the world, but the role of parasites in this process is still little investigated. Here, we compared parasite infections of a host species in the areas where it originated and where it was introduced, and in native and introduced species in the same environment, using the endoparasites of the fish Plagioscion squamosissimus ...
DOI:
10.1645/GE-2882.1

40. High prevalence of intestinal infections and ectoparasites in dogs, Minas Gerais State (southeast Brazil)

Author:
Jörg Heukelbach; Raphael Frank; Liana Ariza; Íris de Sousa Lopes; Alcides de Assis e Silva; Ana Cláudia Borges; Jean Ezequiel Limongi; Carlos Henrique Morais de Alencar; Sven Klimpel
Source:
Parasitology research 2012 v.111 no.5 pp. 1913-1921
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Tunga penetrans; Amblyomma cajennense; myiasis; ectoparasites; zoonoses; Ancylostoma caninum; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; dogs; males; logit analysis; odds ratio; confidence interval; Ctenocephalides felis; Toxocara canis; Dipylidium caninum; Brazil
Abstract:
... In the present study, 155 dogs euthanized by the Zoonotic Disease Unit of Uberlândia in Minas Gerais State (Southeast Brazil) were autopsied. Ectoparasites were collected, and the intestinal content of dogs was systematically examined for the presence of helminthic parasites. In total, we isolated 5,155 metazoan parasites of eight species (three intestinal helminth species, five ectoparasite speci ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-012-3037-0
PubMed:
22825284

41. Identification of parasites in Puffinus puffinus (Birds, Procellariiformes) from Northeastern Brazil

Author:
Cristiane Maria Fernandes de Melo; Jaqueline Bianque de Oliveira; Ana Célia Rodrigues Athayde; Antônio Flávio Medeiros Dantas; Thais Ferreira Feitosa; Vinícius Longo Ribeiro Vilela; Danilo José Ayres de Menezes; Paulo Guilherme Carniel Wagner
Source:
Veterinary research communications 2012 v.36 no.4 pp. 235-238
ISSN:
0165-7380
Subject:
Cestoda; Contracaecum; Puffinus; Seuratia; fauna; helminths; lice; necropsy; seabirds; wildlife; Brazil
Abstract:
... Studies on the parasitic fauna of migratory sea birds of the Puffinus genus are scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify parasites of 16 specimens of Puffinus puffinus (Procellariiformes, Procellariidae) that died during the period of June 2011 to December 2011 at the Wildlife Screening Center (CETAS) of the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) in Cabede ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11259-012-9530-1
PubMed:
22833284

42. Trypanorhyncha cestodes of hygienic-sanitary importance infecting flounders Paralichthys patagonicus Jordan, 1889 and Xystreurys rasile (Jordan, 1891) of the Neotropical region, Brazil

Author:
Michelle Cristie Gonçalves da Fonseca; Sergio Carmona de São Clemente; Nilza Nunes Felizardo; Delir Corrêa Gomes; Marcelo Knoff
Source:
Parasitology research 2012 v.111 no.2 pp. 865-874
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Cestoda; Paralichthys; fish inspection; flounder; markets; meat; parasites; parasitism; Brazil
Abstract:
... From February 2007 to July 2010, 27 specimens of Paralichthys patagonicus, and from September to December 2010, 30 specimens of Xystreurys rasile were purchased from fish markets in the municipalities of Cabo Frio and Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The fishes were measured, necropsied, filleted, and further had their organs investigated. In P. patagonicus, 19 (70, 3 %) were paras ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-012-2912-z
PubMed:
22488201

43. Tunga penetrans and further parasites in the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Author:
Raphael Frank; Christian Melaun; Maria Marlene Martins; André Luiz Quagliatto Santos; Jörg Heukelbach; Sven Klimpel
Source:
Parasitology research 2012 v.111 no.5 pp. 1907-1912
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Amblyomma; Cestoda; Myrmecophagidae; Tunga penetrans; cerrado; death; eggs; endoparasites; extinction; fires; genes; habitats; host range; insectivores; natural resources conservation; new host records; ribosomal RNA; taxonomy; ticks; Brazil
Abstract:
... The Brazilian savannah-like area, the Cerrado region, covers large areas of the country and provides a habitat for a multitude of different animal species. The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is geographically widespread and one of the typical inhabitants of the Cerrado. They are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. A population ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-012-3036-1
PubMed:
22814770

44. Anisakidae nematodes and Trypanorhyncha cestodes of hygienic importance infecting the king mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla (Osteichthyes: Scombridae) in Brazil

Author:
F.J.E. Dias; S.C. São Clemente; Roberto Magalhães Pinto; Marcelo Knoff
Source:
Veterinary parasitology 2011 v.175 no.3-4 pp. 351-355
ISSN:
0304-4017
Subject:
Anisakis; Cestoda; Contracaecum; Scomberomorus; anisakiasis; disease prevalence; fish diseases; mackerel; mesentery; metacestodes; parasites; stomach; Brazil
Abstract:
... From February to October 2007, thirty specimens of the king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) were purchased from markets in the municipalities of Niterói and Rio de Janeiro. The fishes were measured, filleted and further had their organs investigated for helminths. Ten out of the thirty fish specimens were parasitized with anisakid nematodes represented by Anisakis sp. and Contracaec ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.014

45. Helminth parasitism in the Neotropical cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus, in Southern Brazil: effect of host size, weight, sex, and maturity state

Author:
Cassandra M. Monteiro; José F. R. Amato; Suzana B. Amato
Source:
Parasitology research 2011 v.109 no.3 pp. 849-855
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Cestoda; Contracaecum; Eustrongylides; Phalacrocorax; Prosthogonimus; Syngamus; Tetrameres; birds; fauna; females; helminths; hosts; juveniles; parasitism; sexual maturity; Brazil
Abstract:
... Forty-seven specimens of Neotropical cormorants, Phalacrocorax brasilianus, from Lago Guaíba, Guaíba, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (30° 00′ S, 51°15′ W), were examined for helminth parasites between 1999 and 2003. Twenty species of helminth parasites were found: ten digeneans: Austrodiplostomum mordax, Austrodiplostomum compactum, Clinostomum sp., Drepanocephalus olivaceus, Drepanocephalus s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-011-2311-x
PubMed:
21431903

46. Relative condition factor and parasitism in anostomid fishes from the floodplain of the Upper Paraná River, Brazil

Author:
Gislaine Guidelli; Washington Luiz Gomes Tavechio; Ricardo Massato Takemoto; Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli
Source:
Veterinary parasitology 2011 v.177 no.1-2 pp. 145-151
ISSN:
0304-4017
Subject:
condition factor; endoparasites; fish; floodplains; hosts; parasitism; rivers; Brazil
Abstract:
... Individuals of four species of Leporinus were captured in the floodplain of the Upper Paraná River and their metazoan parasites were collected. Fifty-eight taxa of ectoparasites and endoparasites were recorded: 31 in Leporinus lacustris, 32 in Leporinus friderici, 28 in Leporinus obtusidens and 25 in Leporinus elongatus. The aim of this paper was to study the relationship between the host's condit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.035
PubMed:
21176864

47. Gastrointestinal and ectoparasites from urban stray dogs in Fortaleza (Brazil): high infection risk for humans

Author:
Klimpel, Sven; Heukelbach, Jörg; Pothmann, David; Rückert, Sonja
Source:
Parasitology research 2010 v.107 no.3 pp. 713-719
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Ancylostoma caninum; Ctenocephalides canis; Ctenocephalides felis; Dipylidium caninum; Giardia; Heterodoxus spiniger; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Toxocara canis; Trichuris vulpis; confidence interval; disease reservoirs; dogs; eggs; endoparasites; feces; formaldehyde; gastrointestinal system; humans; iodine; oocysts; risk; ticks; urban areas; Brazil
Abstract:
... Dogs are important definite or reservoir hosts for zoonotic parasites. However, only few studies on the prevalence of intestinal parasites in urban areas in Brazil are available. We performed a comprehensive study on parasites of stray dogs in a Brazilian metropolitan area. We included 46 stray dogs caught in the urban areas of Fortaleza (northeast Brazil). After euthanization, dogs were autopsied ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-010-1926-7
PubMed:
20532563

48. Metazoan parasites of cetaceans off the northeastern coast of Brazil

Author:
Carvalho, Vitor Luz; Bevilaqua, Claudia Maria Leal; Iñiguez, Alena Mayo; Mathews-Cascon, Helena; Ribeiro, Felipe Bezerra; Pessoa, Lourdes Marina Bezerra; de Meirelles, Ana Carolina Oliveira; Borges, João Carlos Gomes; Marigo, Juliana; Soares, Laiza; de Lima Silva, Flávio José
Source:
Veterinary parasitology 2010 v.173 no.1-2 pp. 116-122
ISSN:
0304-4017
Subject:
parasitism; ectoparasites; Cetacea; host-parasite relationships; nematode infections; whales; Digenea (Trematoda); epidemiological studies; dolphins; endoparasites; wildlife diseases; trematode infections; disease surveillance; etiology; Crustacea; disease prevalence; cestode infections; Acanthocephala; commensalism; Brazil
Abstract:
... This study represents the first survey of the parasitic fauna of cetaceans off the northeastern coast of Brazil. Parasites were collected from 82 animals rescued from the states of Ceará to Bahia, including the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha. A total of 14 species of cetaceans were evaluated: Sotalia guianensis, Stenella sp., Stenella clymene, Stenella longirostris, Stenella coeruleoalba, Sten ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.06.023
PubMed:
20638793

49. Parasites of three commercially exploited bivalve mollusc species of the estuarine region of the Cachoeira river (Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil)

Author:
Boehs, Guisla; Villalba, Antonio; Ceuta, Liliane Oliveira; Luz, Joaldo Rocha
Source:
Journal of invertebrate pathology 2010 v.103 no.1 pp. 43-47
ISSN:
0022-2011
Subject:
Mytilidae; rickettsia-like organisms; Eucestoda; gregarines; prevalence; Bucephalidae; molluscs; estuaries; shellfish; Veneridae; Brazil
Abstract:
... This paper reports the parasites found in three commercially exploited bivalve molluscs (Mytella guyanensis, Anomalocardia brasiliana and Iphigenia brasiliana) of an estuarine region of Ilhéus, south of Bahia, Brazil (14°48′23′′S; 39°02′47′′W). Samples of 20 individuals of each species were collected fortnightly from August 2005 to August 2006. A total of 1480 individuals was collected and proces ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jip.2009.10.008
PubMed:
19850046

50. Endosymbionts of Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) obtained from dogs captured in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Author:
Avelar, D.M. de; Bussolotti, A.S.; Ramos, M. do C.A.; Linardi, P.M.
Source:
Journal of invertebrate pathology 2007 v.94 no.2 pp. 149-152
ISSN:
0022-2011
Subject:
infection; ectoparasites; Leptomonas; dogs; endosymbionts; gender differences; seasonal variation; Ctenocephalides felis felis; gregarines; prevalence; Gregarinomorphea; Dipylidium caninum; Microsporidia; Brazil
Abstract:
... Specimens of fleas Ctenocephalides felis felis (1052 female/448 male), obtained from 150 dogs in Centro de Controle de Zoonoses de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, were dissected and examined for endosymbionts. Three protozoan, Nolleria pulicis, a gregarine (Actinocephalidae) and Leptomonas sp., together with one cestode, Dipylidium caninum were identified. Infections by N. pulicis and Leptom ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jip.2006.10.001
PubMed:
17113100

51. Parasites of two lizard species, Anolis punctatus and Anolis transversalis (Squamata: Polychrotidae) from Brazil and Ecuador

Author:
Charles Bursey; Stephen Goldberg; Laurie Vitt
Source:
Amphibia-reptilia v.27 no.4 pp. 575-579
ISSN:
0173-5373
Subject:
Anolis; Cestoda; Coleoptera; Falcaustra; Formicidae; Orthoptera; Strongyluris; body size; diet; e-mail; ethanol; forage; forests; formalin; glycerol; helminths; herpetology; hosts; large intestine; light microscopes; lizards; lungs; microhabitats; small intestine; stomach; tree trunk; Brazil; California; Canada; Colombia; Ecuador; Maryland; Oklahoma; Pennsylvania; Peru
Abstract:
... Parasites of two lizard species, Anolis punctatus and Anolis transversalis (Squamata: Polychrotidae) from Brazil and Ecuador Stephen R. Goldberg 1 , Charles R. Bursey 2 , Laurie J. Vitt 3 Anolis punctatus and Anolis transversalis , ar- boreal anoles, are considered to be the “crown giants” among Amazonian anoles (Vitt et al., 2003a). Crown giants are anoles with body sizes substantially larger tha ...
DOI:
10.1163/156853806778877068