Health assessment of raptors in triage in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Abstract

Falconiformes (n=82), Strigiformes (n=84) and Cathartiformes (n=14) at a triage center (CETAS-Belo Horizonte, IBAMA, Brazil) (Falconiformes). Coccidia (9.1%) (Sarcocystis spp., 6.4%) and mycosis were observed in most Tyto alba (70%). The evaluated Orders may not pose risks for commercial poultry production. Habitat loss and urban adaptation may be increasingly affecting raptors.

Plasmodium spp. and Haemoproteus spp. infection in birds of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest detected by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction

“…The prevalence of haemosporidians observed in this study (83.19% by microscopy and 81.3% by PCR) can be consi- dered high when compared to other studies conducted in Brazil such as Ribeiro et al (2005) with 39.6%, Fecchio et al (2007Fecchio et al ( , 2011Fecchio et al ( , 2013 with 6.9%, 10.7% and 21% respectively, Belo et al (2009) with 36% in psittacine birds kept in captivity, Lima et al (2010) with 6.1%, Sebaio et al (2010) with 15.8%, Belo et al (2011) with 46% studying birds of cerrado habitat of Brazil, Andery et al (2013) with 13.5% studying birds of prey kept in captivity, Lacorte et al (2013) with 35.3% in birds of Southeast Brazil and Vanstreels et al (2014) with 64%. Among the studies conducted in Brazil, the present records the highest prevalence of Plasmodium spp.…”

“…and Haemoproteus spp. in wild birds in areas with different ecological characteristics and very different conservation (Bennett and Lopes 1980, Woodworth-Lynas et al 1989, Ribeiro et al 2005, Fecchio et al 2007, Belo et al 2009, Bueno et al 2010, Sebaio et al 2010, Andery et al 2013, Chagas et al 2013, Silveira et al 2013, Vanstreels et al 2014. However, little is known about the diversity of hemoparasites of birds in the Atlantic Forest of Southeastern Brazil.…”

An Outbreak of Intestinal Obstruction by Ascaridia Galli in Broilers in Minas Gerais

“…Although free-range on grass did not correlate to Ascaridia galli infection in Europe (Thapa et al, 2015), despite temperatures of 18.8°C or lower will stop larva development (Reid, 1960), but preserving its viability (Tharbiat et al, 2018), the climatic and environmental conditions may have a role in other regions, such as cooler climates. A. galli has a broad avian host range and infection has been described in industrial and free-range chickens, and wild species (Marietto-Gonçalves et al, 2009;Silva et al, 2016;Teixeira et al, 2012;Andery et al, 2013).…”

“…An outbreak of intestinal disease in Pavo cristatus causing diarrhea, dehydration, anorexia and weight loss, was associated to A. galli (Teixeira et al, 2012). Wild native and exotic domestic avian species were investigated for the presence of endoparasites in feces and found A. galli in Buteo magnirostris and P. cristatus (Marietto-Gonçalves et al, 2009;Andery et al, 2013).…”

Oral trichomoniasis in raptors in Southern Brazil

“…Forzán et al 2010). In Brazil, the disease has been described in birds of prey in São Paulo (Joppert 2007) and in Minas Gerais in Ramphastidae family, birds of prey, and passerines (Ecco et al 2012, Andery et al 2013. In Rio Grande do Sul there are reports of trichomoniasis in domestic pigeons (Tasca & De Carli 1999), and cases in prey are not described.…”