da Silva Aleksandro S, Zanette Régis A, Lara Valéria M, Gressler Luciane T, Carregaro Adriano B, Santurio Janio M, Monteiro Silvia G
Department of Microbiology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Faixa de Camobi, Km 9, Campus Universitário, Prédio 20, Sala 4232, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Parasitol Res. 2009 Jan;104(2):485-7. doi: 10.1007/s00436-008-1257-0. Epub 2008 Nov 13.
The aim of this research was to study the gastrointestinal parasitism in 12 adult owls kept in captivity in the Southern region of Brazil. Cloacal contents of the species Rhinoptynx clamator, Tyto alba, Athene cunicularia, Megascops spp., and Bubo virginianus were evaluated. Feces and urine were collected and analyzed by the zinc sulfate centrifugal-flotation method and stained by the modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique. Eggs of Capillaria spp. and Strongylida, oocysts of Cryptosporidium spp., Eimeria spp., and Isospora spp. were observed. The birds showed no clinical signs, probably due to the mild nature of the infection.
本研究的目的是研究巴西南部圈养的12只成年猫头鹰的胃肠道寄生虫感染情况。对鸣角鸮、仓鸮、穴小鸮、鸣角鸮属和大雕鸮的泄殖腔内容物进行了评估。收集粪便和尿液，采用硫酸锌离心漂浮法进行分析，并用改良齐-尼氏技术染色。观察到毛细线虫属和圆线虫目的虫卵，以及隐孢子虫属、艾美耳球虫属和等孢球虫属的卵囊。这些鸟类没有表现出临床症状，可能是由于感染程度较轻。
