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Parasitic survey on introduced monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) in Santiago, Chile Levantamento parasitário da caturrita (Myiopsitta monachus) introduzida em Santiago, Chile
Fecha
2017Registro en:
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria, Volumen 26, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 129-135
0103846X
10.1590/s1984-29612017023
Autor
Briceño, Cristóbal
Surot, Dominique
González Acuña, Daniel
Sepúlveda Martínez, Francisco Javier
Fredes, Fernando
Institución
Resumen
© 2017 Brazilain Coll Veterinary Parasitology. All rights reserved. Central Chile has been identified as a unique ecosystem with high conservation priority because of its high levels of endemism and intensive anthropic pressure. Over a period of almost four decades, the monk parakeet has been successful in establishing and dispersing in urban Santiago, although little is known about its potential impact. Furthermore, nothing is known about its epidemiological risks towards animals or even humans. For this reason, we conducted the first parasitic survey of monk parakeets in Chile through capture, necropsy and thorough external and internal inspection of 92 adult individuals. Among these, 45.7% presented lice that were identified as Paragoniocotes fulvofasciatum, 1.1% had mesostigmatid acari and 8.9% had free-ranging acari. Among 89 parakeets, 19.1% had structures identified as Cryptosporidium sp. This study provides the first description of Cryptosporidium sp. in monk parakeets. Along w