title: Occurrence of Libyostrongylus sp. (Nematoda) in ostriches (Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758) from the north region of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
abstract: Domestic production of ostrich in Brazil started in the beginning of the last decade, but its sanitary state has not been reported. Libyostrongylus sp. is an ostrich specific nematode whose parasitism can severely affect the birds. Thus, Libyostrongylus spp. larvae were identified in commercial ostriches in the north region of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The EPG was determined and fecal cultivation was performed. The eggs presented typical characteristics of strongylid and were present in five out of six farms. The mean EPG varied from 22 to 2395 and Libyostrongylus spp. prevalence was from 0 to 100%, with adult birds more infected. Two types of infective larvae with tail finishing in a tipped spiny knob were distinguished. The first had a mean length of 848 microm (710-1010) with a long sheath tail of about 66 microm (52-112). The other had a mean length of 826 microm (620-940) with a short, more abruptly ending sheath tail of 32 microm (22-40) and a less rounded cephalic end. The differences between these larvae suggest two Libyostrongylus species.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, 28013-600 Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sérgio Fernandes
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Bonadiman
authors.forename: Nicole Brand
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Ederli
authors.forename: Albert Kennedy Pereira
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Antonio Henrique Almeida
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: de Moraes Neto
authors.forename: Clóvis de Paula
authors.initials: Cde P
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Renato Augusto
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: DaMatta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D013045:Species Specificity; D020310:Struthioniformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D014251:Trichostrongyloidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014252:Trichostrongyloidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*