Protozoan parasites in captive chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera) raised in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

The aim of the present study was to identify Giardia sp., Eimeria spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. in fecal samples of chinchillas, respectively raised on farms located in the cities of Gravataí and Porto Alegre (State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), Giardia sp. was detected in 8% of 250 samples. The va...

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Autores principales: FAGUNDES GURGEL,ANA CLÁUDIA, DOS SANTOS SARTORI,AMANDA, PACHECO DE ARAÚJO,FLÁVIO ANTÔNIO
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedad Chilena de Parasitología 2005
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Acceso en línea:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-77122005000200016
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Sumario:The aim of the present study was to identify Giardia sp., Eimeria spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. in fecal samples of chinchillas, respectively raised on farms located in the cities of Gravataí and Porto Alegre (State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), Giardia sp. was detected in 8% of 250 samples. The variables age (p = 0.47) and gender (p = 0.07), submitted to Fisher's exact test, were not related to the results obtained through the method of Faust et al. (1939) apud Hoffmann (1987). Oocysts of Eimeria spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. were not identified in any of the samples