First report of thelaziosis (Thelazia anolabiata) in an Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicola peruviana) from Peru.
Thelazia anolabiata is a spirurid nematode living in the orbits of birds which can cause lacrimation, keratitis, conjunctivitis, and corneal ulcers. This species is reported for the first time from an Andean Cock of the Rock, Rupicola peruviana (Passeriformes: Cotingidae), from a zoo in Lima, Peru. Clinical signs of keratoconjunctivitis were resolved with the treatment of ivermectin, ciprofloxacin, and an epithelium regenerator, and the host is presently in good health. The nematodes were identified using the primary characteristics used to differentiate the species of this genus as lengths of spicules and other morphologic characteristics.
Elias
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Facultad de Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Honorio Delgado 430, Lima 12, Peru. relias@upch.edu.pe
Mamani
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Hermoza
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Kinsella
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D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D046109:Passeriformes; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013802:Thelazioidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000871:Anthelmintics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D007559:Ivermectin