Applied Animal Morphophysiology Laboratory, Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Federal Rural University do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59625-900, Brazil.
Costa Branca Cetacean Project, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil.
J Aquat Anim Health. 2021 Mar;33(1):17-23. doi: 10.1002/aah.10115. Epub 2021 Mar 13.
Reports of intussusception in sea turtles are generally linked to marine debris ingestion; therefore, only a few cases of the disease are associated with parasitic infestations. The objective of this study was to describe the necropsy findings of the first reported case of colocolic intussusception in a green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, associated with the helminth Octangium sp. A juvenile female green sea turtle, which was registered and rescued by the team from the Cetaceans Project of Costa Branca, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, was examined. The animal died 1 d after being treated and was immediately submitted for necropsy. Our findings indicated that parasitic infestation by Octangium sp. in the green sea turtle caused intussusception and consequently led to the animal's death. Early diagnosis and surgical correction are fundamental for a good prognosis and, consequently, for successful rehabilitation of marine species.
海龟发生肠套叠的报告通常与海洋碎片摄入有关；因此，只有少数病例与寄生虫感染有关。本研究的目的是描述首例与寄生虫感染有关的绿海龟（Chelonia mydas）结肠-回肠套叠的剖检结果，寄生虫为 Octangium sp.。一只被 Rio Grande do Norte 州布拉干萨海岸大学生物多样性保护与研究中心鲸豚项目注册和救援的幼年雌性绿海龟接受了检查。这只动物在接受治疗后 1 天死亡，并立即进行了解剖。我们的研究结果表明，绿海龟感染 Octangium sp. 寄生虫导致了肠套叠，进而导致了动物的死亡。早期诊断和手术矫正对于良好的预后至关重要，从而有助于海洋物种的成功康复。
