title: ULCERATIVE AND NECROTIZING GASTRITIS IN A CAPTIVE SLOTH (BRADYPUS VARIEGATUS, XENARTHRA, BRADYPODIDAE) DUE TO SEVERE PARASITISM WITH PARALEIURIS LOCCHII (NEMATODA, SPIROCERCIDAE).
abstract: This is the first reported case of lethal gastric parasitism by the nematode Paraleiuris locchii in a captive sloth ( Bradypus variegatus ). There were more than 600 parasites in the stomach of the sloth, associated with extensive areas of ulceration and necrosis. The animal developed emaciation, dehydration, and anemia that progressed to death.
authors.forename: Ana Flávia Ribeiro Machado
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: Fabiana Lessa
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Fernando Sérgio
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Tatiane Furtado
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: Jaqueline Maria Silva
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Renato Lima
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012896:Sloths
keywords: Gastritis; Leiuris sp.; Paraleiuris locchii; nematoda; sloth