Protozoan parasites in captive chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera) raised in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Parasitol. latinoam
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60(3/4): 186-188, dic. 2005. tab
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en Inglés
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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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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Parasitarias en Animales
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Chinchilla
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Cryptosporidium
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Eimeria
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Giardia
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Animales
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Parasitol. latinoam
Asunto de la revista:
Parasitología
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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