El-Shahawy L S, Elenien F
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Egypt.
Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt.
Trop Biomed. 2015 Dec 1;32(4):650-658.
A survey was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasites from various species of birds housed in a zoological garden in Egypt. A total of 72 faecal samples were collected randomly from studied birds. It was discovered that 63.9% were infected with at least one intestinal parasites, with 27.8% positive for helminths and 36.1% positive with protozoa. Coprological analysis revealed that the fecal samples were infected with different parasite species including 6 nematode eggs or larvae namely Ascaridia spp. (4.1%), Heterakis spp. (8.3%), Capillaria spp. (5.6%), Contracaecum spp. (2.8%), Strongyloides avium (2.8%), Strongyloides pavonis larvae (4.1%), 2 protozoan parasites identified were Eimeria spp. (25%) and Cryptosporidium spp. (11.1%). Strongyloides pavonis, Contracaecum spp. and E. mutica are referred for the first time in Egypt. New host record was established for most of these species. Routine monitoring for the presence of parasites in birds kept in the zoo is imperative in assisting zoo management and implementation of preventive and control measures against the spread of infectious parasitic diseases among birds within the zoo or to humans.
开展了一项调查，以研究埃及一家动物园中各种鸟类肠道寄生虫的流行情况。从研究的鸟类中随机收集了总共72份粪便样本。发现63.9%的鸟类感染了至少一种肠道寄生虫，其中27.8%的鸟类感染蠕虫呈阳性，36.1%的鸟类感染原生动物呈阳性。粪便学分析显示，粪便样本感染了不同的寄生虫种类，包括6种线虫卵或幼虫，即禽蛔虫属（4.1%）、异刺线虫属（8.3%）、毛细线虫属（5.6%）、对盲囊线虫属（2.8%）、鸟类圆线虫（2.8%）、孔雀圆线虫幼虫（4.1%），鉴定出的2种原生动物寄生虫为艾美耳球虫属（25%）和隐孢子虫属（11.1%）。孔雀圆线虫、对盲囊线虫属和互爱艾美耳球虫在埃及首次被提及。为这些物种中的大多数建立了新的宿主记录。对动物园中饲养的鸟类进行寄生虫存在情况的常规监测对于协助动物园管理以及实施针对动物园内鸟类之间或向人类传播的传染性寄生虫病的预防和控制措施至关重要。
