Parasites of Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes in Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: de Melo,Cristiane Maria Fernandes
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Oliveira,Jaqueline Bianque, Feitosa,Thais Ferreira, Vilela,Vinícius Longo Ribeiro, Athayde,Ana Célia Rodrigues, Dantas,Antônio Flávio Medeiros, Wagner,Paulo Guilherme Carniel, Febrônio,Andrei Brum
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612013000200314
• topic: Acanthocephalans; accipitriformes; cestodes; nematodes; psittaciformes

In this study, we investigated the presence of gastrointestinal helminths in 97 captive birds (Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes) necropsied between June and December 2011 in the state of Paraiba, Brazil. Forty-three birds were infected. Psittaciformes were infected by nematode Ascaridia hermaphrodita (97.6%) and cestodeRaillietina sp. (2.4%). A. hermaphrodita was found in all species of parrots andRaillietina sp. was found only in Amazona aestiva. A. hermaphrodita was the cause of death, by intestinal obstruction, in 14 of the 40 birds investigated. Accipitriformes were infected by nematode Synhimantus(Synhimantus) rectus (100%) and acantocephalan Centrorhynchus tumidulus (50%). In Brazil, Diopsittaca nobilis and A. aestiva are reported for the first time as hosts of A. hermaphrodita andRaillietina sp., respectively. We concluded that Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes in captivity are affected by nematodes, cestodes and acanthocephalans and that implementation of control measures is essential.