title: Parasites of Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes in Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil.
abstract: In this study, we investigated the presence of gastrointestinal helminths in 97 captive birds (Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes) necropsied between June and December 2011 in the state of Paraiba, Brazil. Forty-three birds were infected. Psittaciformes were infected by nematode Ascaridia hermaphrodita (97.6%) and cestode Raillietina sp. (2.4%). A. hermaphrodita was found in all species of parrots and Raillietina sp. was found only in Amazona aestiva. A. hermaphrodita was the cause of death, by intestinal obstruction, in 14 of the 40 birds investigated. Accipitriformes were infected by nematode Synhimantus (Synhimantus) rectus (100%) and acantocephalan Centrorhynchus tumidulus (50%). In Brazil, Diopsittaca nobilis and A. aestiva are reported for the first time as hosts of A. hermaphrodita and Raillietina sp., respectively. We concluded that Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes in captivity are affected by nematodes, cestodes and acanthocephalans and that implementation of control measures is essential.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Patos, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristiane Maria Fernandes de
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Jaqueline Bianque
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Thais Ferreira
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Feitosa
authors.forename: Vinícius Longo Ribeiro
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Vilela
authors.forename: Ana Célia Rodrigues
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Athayde
authors.forename: Antônio Flávio Medeiros
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Dantas
authors.forename: Paulo Guilherme Carniel
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Andrei Brum
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Febrônio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil; D006376:Helminths / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011563:Psittaciformes / Q000469:parasitology