Title
Identificación de parásitos gastrointestinales por coproscopía en carnívoros silvestres del zoológico Parque de Las Leyendas, Lima, Perú
Other title
Identification of gastrointestinal parasites by coproscopy in wild carnivores from the Parque de Las Leyendas, Lima, Peru
Date Issued
01 April 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify gastrointestinal parasites in wild carnivores from the Parque de Las Leyendas Zoo in Peru by four conventional coproparasitological methods (direct, Ritchie modified Sheather and the Ziehl Neelsen method for coccidia). A total of 62 animals of 15 species from six families were sampled. Results showed that 25.8% (16/62) of the samples were positive to parasites. Panthera leo, Panthera tigris and Lycalopex sechurae were the most affected species (9/9, 2/3, and 3/5 respectively). The parasites identified were the nematode Toxascaris leonina (12/16), the acanthocephalan Corynosoma sp (3/16), the cestode Atriotaenia sp (1/6) and the protozoo Giardia sp (1/6). No significant association was found between the variables age and sex.
Volume
26
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84937796393
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus