First report of Giardia sp. and Cryptosporidium sp. in fecal samples in blue macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in southern Brazil

First report of Giardia sp. and Cryptosporidium sp. in fecal samples in blue macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in southern Brazil

This study reports the gastrointestinal parasitism by Giardia sp. and Cryptosporidium sp. in blue macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in the southern region of Brazil. Fecal samples of two species kept in captivity in the state of Rio Grande do Sul were analyzed by the direct smear method, centrifuga...

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Main Authors: Matheus Hillard Farret, Vinicius da Rosa Fanfa, Luisa Ragagnin, Aleksandro Schafer da Silva, Silvia Gonzalez Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-09-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
Anodorhynchus
Capillaria
Cryptosporidiu
Giardia
Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume233/219a221.pdf

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