OCORRÊNCIA DE OOCISTOS DE Cryptosporidium spp. EM RÃs-TOURO (Lithobates catesbeianus SHAW, 1802), NO MUNICÍPIO DE UBERLÂNDIA, MG, BRASIL

Cabral, Aline Diniz; Hipólito, Márcio; Cabral, Dagmar Diniz; Silva, Noé Ribeiro da

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“…Worldwide there are few studies oriented on determining the prevalence of intestinal parasites in amphibians. being mainly studied wild frogs obtained directly from their habitat, where several authors report the presence of gastrointestinal parasites in 100% of the animals examined ( Cabral et al, 2011 ; Chen et al, 2021 ; Li et al, 2013 ; Sou et al, 2018 ). Being identified mainly parasites belonging to trematodes, acanthocephalans and cestodes, where the prevalence reported for each of the parasites found is variable due to the different environmental conditions, present in each study area ( Bolek et al, 2003 ; Bolek & Janovy, 2007 ; Chen et al, 2021 ; Li et al, 2013 ; Sou et al, 2018 ).…”

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Gastrointestinal parasites in bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) in aquaculture production units in the Mexican central highlands

Hernández-Valdivia

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Casillas-Peñuelas

et al. 2023

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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In Mexico, intensive production of bullfrogs is one of the most important aquaculture activities, due to growing demand for their meat. Frogs can be hosts for several parasites that negatively affect their development and health. The objective of this study was to identify the presence of intestinal parasites in bullfrogs in aquaculture production units. Eighteen bullfrogs aquaculture production units were selected, and 20 animals (n=360) from each farm. Fecal samples were obtained by mucosal scraping and processed using the concentration method. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 70.5%, and all farms had frogs infected by some species of parasite. Two species of parasites were identified: Eimeria sp. and Strongyloides sp. Significant differences were found regarding parasite prevalence between males and females (73.8% vs 58.8%) and regarding tibia length (5.5 vs 6.1 cm) and weight (168 vs 187 g) between parasitized and non-parasitized frogs. In conclusion, the present study showed a high prevalence of intestinal parasites, and morphometric alterations (weight, snout-cloaca length, radio-ulna length, tibia length and distance between parotid glands) were identified in the parasitized animals. These results provided useful information that will enable establishment of adequate control measures to help minimize the adverse effects of these parasites.

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Gastrointestinal parasites in bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) in aquaculture production units in the Mexican central highlands

Hernández-Valdivia

Islas-Ojeda

Casillas-Peñuelas

et al. 2023

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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OCORRÊNCIA DE OOCISTOS DE Cryptosporidium spp. EM RÃs-TOURO (Lithobates catesbeianus SHAW, 1802), NO MUNICÍPIO DE UBERLÂNDIA, MG, BRASIL

Abstract: Ocorrência de oocistos de Cryptosporidium spp. em rãs-touro (Lithobates catesbeianus ...

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Gastrointestinal parasites in bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) in aquaculture production units in the Mexican central highlands

Gastrointestinal parasites in bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) in aquaculture production units in the Mexican central highlands

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