Helminths of Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae) from the South and Southeastern Coasts of Brazil

Autor(es)

Marigo, J. ^{[1, 2]} ; Ruoppolo, V. ^{[1, 3]} ; Rosas, F. C. W. ^[4] ; Valente, A. L. S. ^[5] ; Oliveira, M. R. ^[6] ; Dias, R. A. ^[7] ; Catao-Dias, J. L. ^[8]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Projeto Biopesca, BR-11702070 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Fiocruz MS, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, LGMM, LAPSA, BR-21045900 Rio De Janeiro - Brazil

^[3] Emergency Relief Team, IFAW, Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil

^[4] INPA, Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil

^[5] Univ Fed Pelotas UFPeL, Inst Biol, Pelotas, RS - Brazil

^[6] UFPR, CEM, Pontal Do Parana, PR - USA

^[7] Univ Sao Paulo, FMVZ, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, BR-09500900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[8] Univ Sao Paulo, FMVZ, Dept Patol, BR-09500900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES; v. 46, n. 2, p. 599-602, APR 2010.
• Citações Web of Science: 10

Resumo

From May 1997 to October 2000, 49 Sotalia guianensis (tucuxi dolphin) incidentally caught in fishing nets or stranded in Sao Paulo (SP) and Parana (PH) states in Brazil were necropsied. In total, 17 lungs, 35 stomachs, and 30 intestines were analyzed. Contents were washed through a sieve (mesh, 150 mm) and examined under a stereoscopic microscope for parasites. Histopathologic analyses were performed in the lungs of five infected dolphins. The nematode Halocereus brasiliensis was found in 88% of all lungs examined, inducing moderate-to-severe pneumonia. Braunina cordiformis, Anisakis sp., and acanthocephalans were found in the stomachs. The trematode Synthesium tursionis was the only parasite found in the intestines, and it was identified in 73% of the animals necropsied. No macroscopic lesions were seen due to parasites in the stomachs and intestines analyzed. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 99/12335-8 - Patologia comparada de cetáceos e pinípedes
• Beneficiário: Valéria Ruoppolo
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado