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Prevalence and distribution of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda, Angiostro...
Guerino,Laura Rocha; Pecora,Iracy Lea; Miranda,Marcel Sabino; Aguiar-Silva,Cryslaine; Carvalho,Omar dos Santos; Caldeira,Roberta LimaABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Angiostrongylus cantonensis is causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. Worldwide expansion of this nematode is linked to the dispersion of their hosts. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of A. cantonensis infection in Achatina fulica in the nine municipalities that make up Baixada Santista, São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae were analyzed usi...
Helminth fauna of Leptodactylus syphax (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Caatinga b...
Lins,Aline Gouveia de Souza; Aguiar,Aline; Morais,Drausio Honorio; Firmino da Silva,Lidiane Aparecida; Ávila,Robson Waldemar; Silva,Reinaldo José daAbstract Leptodactylus syphax is distributed in central, southeastern and northeastern Brazil, eastern Bolivia and southern Paraguay, occupying open areas and rock outcrops, in rock cavities and termite burrows. We collected 21 frogs from the Caatinga region of the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil, and 7,021 helminths were recovered from 18 of these hosts (overall prevalence = 85.7%). Six helminth taxa were ...
Gastrointestinal helminths of two populations of wild pigeons (Columba livia) i...
Vaz,Frederico Fontanelli; Silva,Lidiane Aparecida Firmino da; Ferreira,Vivian Lindmayer; Silva,Reinaldo José da; Raso,Tânia FreitasAbstract The present study analyzed gastrointestinal helminth communities in 265 wild pigeons (Columba livia) living in the municipalities of São Paulo and Tatuí, state of São Paulo, Brazil, over a one-year period. The birds were caught next to grain storage warehouses and were necropsied. A total of 790 parasites comprising one nematode species and one cestode genus were recovered from 110 pigeons, thus yieldi...
Metazoan parasite of lambari Astyanax altiparanae, collected from the Peixe riv...
Camargo,Aline de Almeida; Negrelli,Débora Caroline; Pedro,Natacha Heloísa Olavo; Azevedo,Rodney Kozlowiski de; Silva,Reinaldo José daABSTRACT: In March 2010, 44 specimens of Astyanax altiparanae Garutti & Britski, 2000, commonly known as "lambari do rabo amarelo", collected from the Peixe river in the state of São Paulo, Brazil were analyzed. Out of these 44 fishes, 38 had at least one species of metazoan parasite. Fifteen metazoan parasites species were collected and identified: Urocleidoides trinidadensis , Diaphorocleidus kabatai , Diapho...
First record of Paratanaisia bragai (Digenea: Eucotylidae) in blue and gold mac...
Silva,Tarcísio Macedo; Pavan,Leonardo Fabrício; Guimarães-Okamoto,Priscylla Tatiana Chalfum; Milbradt,Elisane Lenita; Andreatti Filho,Raphael LúcioAbstract The aim of this study was to provide the first report on a new host for the digenean Paratanaisia bragai in the caninde macaw Ara ararauna along with the pathological aspects of the infection in the new host. The microscopic findings revealed the presence of granulomatous interstitial nephritis. This study contributes towards knowledge of parasitism by P. bragai in A. ararauna, and emphasizes the need ...
Austrodiplostomum compactum metacercariae (Digenea: Diplostomidae) in Schizodon...
Ramos,Igor Paiva; Franceschini,Lidiane; Zago,Aline Cristina; Zica,Érica de Oliveira Penha; Wunderlich,Alison Carlos; Lima,Felipe Pontieri deAbstract This study reports the occurrence of Austrodiplostomum compactum metacercariae in the freshwater fish Schizodon intermedius (ximborê/piava) from a Neotropical reservoir in the Paranapanema River, state of São Paulo, Brazil. From a total of 75 fish collected, we found 38 infected with A. compactum metacercariae (prevalence = 50.67%) in the eyes. The mean intensity of infection and mean abundance were 9....
Parasitism by Sphincterodiplostomum musculosum (Digenea, Diplostomidae) metacer...
Brandão,Heleno; Yamada,Fábio Hideki; Toledo,Gislayne de Melo; Acosta,Aline Angelina; Carvalho,Edmir Daniel; Silva,Reinaldo José daNew occurrences and effects of parasitism by metacercariae in fish eyes have recently been discussed in many studies. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the infection levels of the eye flukes Sphincterodiplostomum musculosumDubois, 1936 (metacercariae) in Steindachnerina insculpta (Fernádez-Yépez, 1948) from three ecosystems under the influence of the Jurumirim reservoir (Paranapanema, Taquari and Vea...
Ectoparasites of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in cage farming in a hydr...
Zago,Aline Cristina; Franceschini,Lidiane; Garcia,Fabiana; Schalch,Sérgio Henrique Canello; Gozi,Kátia Suemi; Silva,Reinaldo José daFor this study, we performed a parasitological analysis of cage-cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from the Água Vermelha Reservoir, Southeastern Brazil, and verified relationships with limnological data, seasonality, and fish growth phase. From March 2010 to March 2011, sixty-three specimens of O. niloticusin three growth phases (i.e., initial, intermediate, and final) were collected. All fish speci...
New record of Pelecitus sp. (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) as a parasite of Athene c...
Silva,Tarcísio Macedo; Okamoto,Adriano Sakai; Silva,Lidiane Aparecida Firmino da; Smaniotto,Bruna Domeneghetti; Silva,Reinaldo José daThe aim of this study was to report the burrowing owl Athene cunicularia as a new host for the filarid nematode Pelecitus sp. in southeastern Brazil for the first time, as well as reporting the occurrence of this nematode species in the body cavity, near the cervical air sac and lung region. This study contributes towards knowledge of parasitism in Brazilian wild birds and an anatomical region of the host as an...
Sphincterodiplostomum musculosum (Digenea, Diplostomidae) infecting Steindachne...
Zago,Aline Cristina; Franceschini,Lidiane; Ramos,Igor Paiva; Zica,Érica de Oliveira Penha; Wunderlich,Alison Carlos; Carvalho,Edmir DanielThis study aimed to report the infection bySphincterodiplostomum musculosum metacercariae inSteindachnerina insculpta from the Chavantes Reservoir, medium Paranapanema River, municipality of Ipaussu, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Thirty specimens of S. insculpta were collected and 29 were infected with S. musculosum metacercariae (prevalence = 96.67%) in the eyes and visceral cavity. The mean intensity of infecti...