Ocurrence of Philophthalmus gralli (Trematoda: Philophthalmidae) in farmed ostriches in Brazil.
This paper reports the occurrence of parasitism by the Oriental eye-fluke, Philophthalmus gralli in ostriches reared in a commercial flock from the State of Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil. The two affected birds presented lacrimation, inflammatory reaction and loss of body condition. After physical examination the birds revealed, 17 and 15 trematodes each, only in the right eyes. The economic impact of this parasite on Brazilian ostrich industry is still undetermined, requiring further studies.
Verocai
Guilherme Gomes
GG
Curso de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias DPA/IV/UFRRJ, CNPq Scholarship, BR , 465, Km, 7 PSA/UFRRJ, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil. gverocai@gmail.com
Lopes
Lauro Nogueira
LN
Burlini
Leonardo
L
Correia
Thaís Ribeiro
TR
de Souza
Clarissa Pimentel
CP
Coumendouros
Katherina
K
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D001938:Brazil; D005123:Eye / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D020310:Struthioniformes; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*