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Helminthological screening of free-ranging grey brocket deer Mazama gouazoubira Fischer, 1817 (Cervidae: Odocoileini) from Brazilian Pantanal wetlands, with considerations on Pygarginema verrucosa (Molin, 1860) Kadenatzii, 1948 (Spirocercidae: Ascaropsinae)

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Author(s):
Lux Hoppe, E. G. [1, 2] ; Tebaldi, J. H. [1] ; Nascimento, A. A. [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Reprod Anim, FCAV, BR-14887900 Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil
[2] Ctr Univ Rio Preto UniRP, BR-15025400 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Brazilian Journal of Biology; v. 70, n. 2, p. 417-423, MAY 2010.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

The Brazilian Pantanal wetlands are a unique ecosystem with a faunistic composition similar to that of the adjacent biomes but in higher densities. The early establishment of domestic cattle husbandry in that area introduced pathogens that may influence the indigenous Pantanalian fauna. In this paper, the authors describe the helminthfauna of ten free-ranging adult Mazama gouazoubira from the Paiaguas sub-region, along with the descriptors of infection. Morphological description of Pygarginema verrucosa is supplied, with comments on other species of this genus. The helminth species found are similar to domestic cattle helminthfauna of the same physiographic region. suggesting an adaptation of bovine parasites to this host. (AU)