Protozoan parasites in captive chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera) raised in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Parasitol. latinoam
;
60(3/4): 186-188, dic. 2005. tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-460440
ABSTRACT
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 percent 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.
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Main subject:
Parasitic Diseases, Animal
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Chinchilla
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Cryptosporidium
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Eimeria
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Giardia
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Parasitol. latinoam
Journal subject:
Parasitology
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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