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Necrotic Enteritis Caused by Clostridium perfringens in Blue and Gold Macaws (Ara ararauna)
(2020-03-01)
Clostridium perfringens types A and C, which are gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria, can cause necrotic enteritis in birds. Although Clostridium perfringens is considered a commensal organism in the avian ...
Toxoplasma gondii among captive wild mammals in zoos in Brazil and Cuba: seroprevalence and associated risk factors
(Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021-06-14)
Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite of worldwide distribution that can infect several species of homeothermic animals. Few studies have evaluated the exposure of captive wild animals to T. gondii. This study involved ...
Estudio comparativo de la ultrasonografía abdominal en felinos menores sudamericanos en cautiverio
(Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2021)
The topography, morphology, ecotexture, echogenicity and architecture of the abdominal organs of four species of wild feline native to Peru were described through ultrasonography to generate ultrasound parameters in the ...
Trypanosoma spp. In captive primates in a brazilian zoo
(2021-08-06)
Captive animals, despite the constant care provided, are susceptible to infections from different sources. We herein report the natural trypanosome infection of 11 (28.2% positive) out of 39 non-human primates from 13 ...
Identification of Leishmania infantum and Leishmania braziliensis in captive primates from a zoo in Brazil
(2022-01-01)
Wild nonhuman primates (NHP) are considered natural hosts of a protozoan parasite from the genus Leishmania, the etiological agent of leishmaniasis. It is important to study the population of this infectious agent in zoo ...
Diversity and distribution of avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in captive birds from a Brazilian megalopolis
(BioMed Central, 2017)
Abstract
Background
The role of zoos in conservation programmes has increased significantly in last decades, and the health of captive animals is essential to guarantee ...
Detection of persistent pestivirus infection in pudú (Pudu puda) in a captive population of artiodactyls in Chile
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2018)
© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) is the viral agent causing the most important economic losses in livestock throughout the world. Infection of fetuses before their immunological maturity ...
Serosurvey of Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in rats captured from two zoos in Southern Brazil
(Soc Brasileira Medicina Tropical, 2017-11-01)
Introduction: Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) are zoonotic reservoirs for Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii, and influence diseases in urban areas. Methods: Free-ranging and laboratory-raised rats from two zoos in ...
Identification of Plasmodium relictum causing mortality in penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) from Sao Paulo Zoo, Brazil
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2010)
This study reports avian malaria caused by Plasmodium relictum in Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) from Sao Paulo Zoo. The disease was highly infective among the birds and was clinically characterized by its ...
Evaluation of homologous, heterologous, and affinity conjugates for the serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
(2005-10-01)
Use of serological tests in the diagnosis of infectious diseases in wild animals has several limitations, primarily the difficulty of obtaining species-specific reagents. Wild canids, such as maned wolves (Chrysocyon ...