PORTELA, R. A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3843211876276682; PORTELA, Roseane de Araújo.
Abstract:
This paper reports the diseases of the nasal cavity diagnosed in ruminants in the
Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Campina Grande, in Patos, state of
Paraiba, Northeastern Brazil, between the years 2003 and 2009. During that time three
cases or outbreaks of diseases of the nasal cavity were reported in cattle, three in goats
and nine in sheep, out of 404 diseases diagnosed in cattle, 330 in goats, and 338 in
sheep. At all are reported one case of atopic rhinitis in cattle, seven outbreaks of
conidiobolomycosis and two outbreaks of rinofacial pythiosis in sheep, two cases of
protothecosis and one of nasal aspergillosis in goats, and a myxoma and a fibrosarcoma
in cattle. Additionally, other diseases of the nasal cavity reported in Brazil are reviewed,
including oestrosis, rhinosporidiosis, squamous cell carcinoma, and enzootic ethmoidal
tumor.
