Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE, Faculdade de Veterinária, Laboratório de Estudos Ornitológicos, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE, Faculdade de Veterinária, Laboratório de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, Setor de Parasitologia, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Braz J Biol. 2024 Oct 21;84:e286120. doi: 10.1590/1519-6984.286120. eCollection 2024.
Birds kept in captivity are subject to various diseases that affect their well-being, with parasites being among the most common. The aim of this study was to report the occurrence of endoparasites in the feces of birds kept in captivity at Fortaleza Zoo, using the Willis Mollay and Hoffman techniques. Of the samples analyzed, 50.98% were positive for endoparasites, including the suborder Coccidia, the genera Capillaria spp., Strongyloides spp., Ascaridia spp., Libyostrongylus spp., cysts of a specific parasite of Ostriches, Balantidium spp., the Strongyloidea superfamily and cestodes. In conclusion, the wild birds in the zoo investigated had a diversity of endoparasites and a considerable infection rate.
笼养鸟类易患各种疾病，影响其健康，寄生虫病就是其中较为常见的一种。本研究旨在报告使用 Willis Mollay 和 Hoffman 技术，从福塔莱萨动物园笼养鸟类粪便中检测到的内寄生虫感染情况。在分析的样本中，50.98%的样本检测出内寄生虫阳性，包括球虫亚目、毛细线虫属、类圆线虫属、蛔虫属、旋尾线虫属、鸵鸟特定寄生虫的包囊、结肠小袋纤毛虫属、毛圆科和绦虫科。综上所述，本研究调查的动物园野生鸟类存在多种内寄生虫，感染率相当高。
