Foronda Pilar, Santana-Morales María A, Orós Jorge, Abreu-Acosta Néstor, Ortega-Rivas Antonio, Lorenzo-Morales Jacob, Valladares Basilio
Institute of Tropical Diseases and Public Health of the Canary Islands, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sánchez s/n, 38203 Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
Exp Parasitol. 2007 Aug;116(4):361-5. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.02.004. Epub 2007 Feb 21.
Intestinal helminths and blood protozoa are common parasites of lizards. In captivity they can be a serious problem, but no information on treatments is available. In this study, several antiparasitic drugs were studied in Gallotia caesaris (Lacertida) from La Gomera, the Canary Islands, Spain. A lack of efficacy of chloroquine, and a decrease in haemogregarine (Apicomplexa) infection by atovaquone-proguanil was demonstrated. Furthermore, a positive effect of fenbendazole against intestinal nematode infection was observed. In the Canary Islands, Gallotia bravoana and Gallotia simonyi (Lacertida) are included in a captive breading recovery plan. The present results are useful in order to keep these animals in good condition and to control their parasites. Moreover, these results are important for reptiles kept as pets, due to the previous lack of knowledge of parasite management.
肠道蠕虫和血液原生动物是蜥蜴常见的寄生虫。在圈养环境中，它们可能会成为严重问题，但目前尚无关于治疗方法的信息。在本研究中，对来自西班牙加那利群岛拉戈梅拉岛的凯撒加洛蒂蜥（蜥蜴目）使用了几种抗寄生虫药物进行研究。结果表明氯喹无效，而阿托伐醌-氯胍可降低血簇虫（顶复门）感染率。此外，还观察到芬苯达唑对肠道线虫感染有积极作用。在加那利群岛，布拉沃纳加洛蒂蜥和西蒙尼加洛蒂蜥（蜥蜴目）被纳入圈养繁殖恢复计划。目前的研究结果对于使这些动物保持良好状态并控制其寄生虫具有重要意义。此外，由于此前缺乏寄生虫管理方面的知识，这些结果对于作为宠物饲养的爬行动物也很重要。
