Intestinal Parasites in Pecari tajacu and Sus scrofa domesticus in the Caatinga from Southeastern Piauí, Brazil

Abstract

Tayassuidae Suidae Helminths Infectious diseases Zoonoses ConservationThis study identifies gastrointestinal parasites in the feces of Pecari tajacu (caititu) and Sus scrofa domesticus (domestic pig) in southeastern Piauı´, Brazil. The region covers 2 protected areas, Serra da Capivara National Park and Serra das Confuso˜es National Park, and surrounding communities. Fecal samples from 64 animals, 42 from domestic swine and 22 from caititu, collected between 1985 and 2013, were analyzed by optical microscopy. Helminths and/or protozoa were found in 64% of the domestic pig samples and 27% of the caititu samples, totaling 18 morphospecies: