title: Gastrointestinal parasites of exotic birds living in captivity in the state of Sergipe, Northeastern Brazil.
abstract: Brazil has a wide diversity of exotic birds that were brought to this country during the European colonization. These animals are kept in captivity and, in some cases, in inadequate facilities, which may facilitate the introduction of pathogens, including gastrointestinal parasites. The purpose of this study was to identify the main gastrointestinal parasites that affect exotic birds living in captivity in the state of Sergipe, Northeastern Brazil. Fecal samples (n = 362) from exotic birds were analyzed by direct examination and by the Willis-Mollay technique. Eggs of Amidostomum sp., Ascaridia sp., Capillarinae, Heterakis sp., Trichostrongylidae, and oocysts of coccidians were identified in nine different bird species. This is the first report in Brazil of infection by Ascaridia sp. and Heterakis sp. in Nymphicus hollandicus; by Trichostrongylidae in Serinus canaria and Streptopelia risoria.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Victor Fernando Santana
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS, São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Taynar Lima
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS, São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alex Fonseca de
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Garanhuns, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rafael Antonio Nascimento
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Aparecida da Glória
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Faustino
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Leucio Câmara
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS, São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Oliveira
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Meira-Santos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000068881:Animals, Exotic; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000469:parasitology*