Parasitos de aves selvagens e exóticas apreendida no Estado da Paraíba.

Abstract

Parasitic diseases are a major diseases that affect wild birds kept in captivity.The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of gastrointestinal parasites in captive birds of the Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes orders. They were from trafficking or domestic captivity and were sent to Screening Center of Wild Animals (CETAS) Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) in Cabedelo, Paraíba, Brazil. In the period June-December 2011, 97 birds eventually died and were necropsied, 88 parrot species Amazona aestiva (n = 54), A. amazonica (n = 26), Diopsittaca nobilis (n = 4), Aratinga cactorum (n = 3) and Ara macao (n = 1), and nine species Accipitriformes Rupornis magnirostris. In 43 (44,3%) birds detected the presence of nematodes, cestodes and / or gastrointestinal acanthocephalans. The occurrence of the Psittaciformes was 45.6% (41/88) and the helminthes identified remained Ascaridia hermaphrodita (Ascaroidea, Ascarididae) (40/41, 97,6%) and Raillietina sp. (Cyclophillidea, Davaineidae) (1/41, 2,4%). Aires hermaphrodita were found in all parrots, species as Raillietina sp. found only in aestiva Am. The prevalence in Accipitriformes was 22.2% (2/9), and helminths were identified Synhimantus rectus (Spirurida, Acuariidae) (2/2, 100%) and Centrorhynchus tumidulus (Acanthocephala, Centrorhynchidae) (1/2, 50%). In Brazil, Diopsittaca nobilis and Aratinga cactorum, are presented for the first time as hosts of Ascaridia hermaphrodita, beside Amazona aestiva as host of Raillientina sp. The aim of the second article were to identify parasites of 16 specimens of Puffinus spp. (Procellariiformes, Procellariidae) that died during the period June 2011 to December 2011 in Screening Center of Wildlife (CETAS) Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) in Cabedelo, Paraíba. During necropsy, were collected biting lice and / or gastrointestinal helminths in seven (43,75%) birds. The lice were collected in five (31,25%) birds and species were identified Halipeurus diversus (Ischnocera, Philopteridae), Trabeculus aviator (Ischnocera, Philopteridae), Austromenopon paululum (Amblycera, Menoponidae), Saemundssonia sp. (Ischnocera, Philopteridae) and Naubates sp. (Ischnocera, Philopteridae). The prevalence of helminths was also 31,25% and the nematodes species were Seuratia shipleyi (Acuarioidea, Acuariidae) and Contracaecum sp. (Ascaroidea, Anisakidae) further cestoid Tetrabothrius sp. (Tetraphyllidea, Tetrabothriidae). All parasites identified in this study are first recorded in Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes in the state of Paraiba and also this is the first record of Naubates sp., Seuratia shipley, Contracaecum sp. and Tetrabothrius sp. in Puffinus spp. in Brazil.