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Metazoan parasites of cetaceans off the northeastern coast of Brazil
Carvalho, Vitor Luz; Bevilaqua, Claudia Maria Leal; Iñiguez, Alena Mayo; Matthews-Cascon, Helena; Ribeiro, Felipe BezerraThis 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, Stenella frontalis...
Ocorrências de mamíferos aquáticos no estado de Pernambuco, Brasil
Attademo, Fernanda Loffler Niemeyer; Nascimento, João Luiz Xavier do; Sousa, Glaucia Pereira de; Borges, João Carlos GomesAquatic mammals occur throughout the Brazil territory. However, until now there are no descriptions of the species that occur in the coast of Pernambuco State. Stranding assistance is an important tool for the record of aquatic mammal species and for obtaining information about populations and their respective threats. This study aimed to describe the occurrence, diversity and distribution of aquatic mammals in...
Pulmonicola cochleotrema (Digenea: Opisthotrematidae) in Antillean manatees ( T...
Borges, João Carlos Gomes; Jung, Larissa Molinari; Carvalho, Vitor Luz; Moreira, André Lucas de Oliveira; Attademo, Fernanda Löffler NiemeyerCurrently, little is known about the helminth fauna in sirenian species. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the frequency of infection by Pulmonicola cochleotrema in Antillean manatees ( Trichechus manatus manatus ), in the North-eastern region of Brazil. Between the years of 1989 and 2014, 88 manatees found on the North-eastern Brazilian coast were clinically examined. They included animals t...
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Borges, João Carlos Gomes; Araújo, Patrícia Guimarães; Daiane, Daiane Garcia; Miranda, George Emmanuel Cavalcanti deIdentification of alimentary components of Antillean manatee diet in the Northeast of Brazil. The manatees are considered to be opportunist herbivors, consuming a great amount of alimentary items. The aim of the present study was to identify the alimentary components of the diet of Antillean manatees in free life in the northeastern region of Brazil. Samples of stomach contents from six Antillean manatee carcas...
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Borges, João Carlos Gomes; Alves, Leucio Câmara; Lima, Danielle dos Santos; Luna, Fábia de Oliveira; Aguilar, Carla Verônica CarrascoOcurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis, Natterer, 1883). The apicomplexa protozoa Cryptosporidium infects several mammals, including terrestrial and aquatic species. In the epidemiology of this infection, the ingestion of water and/or food contamined with oocysts comprises the main mechanism of transmission to susceptible animals. Among the Sirenians, the occurrence of this...
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Borges, João Carlos Gomes; Alves, Leucio Câmara; Faustino, Maria Aparecida da Gloria; Gomes, Jeane Kury Nobre; Lima, Régis Pinto deOccurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in the maintenance water of Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus) in captivity. The goal of this research was to verify the occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in the water consumption and supply of pools used by Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) in captivity. Six samples were collected from the pool's supply system (at the beach), water used for manatee ...