OCORRÊNCIA DE OOCISTOS DE Cryptosporidium spp. EM RÃs-TOURO (Lithobates catesbeianus SHAW, 1802), NO MUNICÍPIO DE UBERLÂNDIA, MG, BRASIL. (Portuguese)

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    • Alternate Title:
      OCCURRENCE OF Cryptosporidium spp. OOCYSTS IN BULLFROG (Lithobates catesbeianus SHAW, 1802). (English)
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    • Abstract:
      The objective of the present study was to detect the occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in intestinal mucosa scraping and feces samples from bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus Shaw, 1802) confined at the school farm of Federal University of Uberlândia, MG, Brazil. The modified Ziehl Neelsen staining technique was used. Out of 28 fecal samples, 14.28% (4/28) were positive for Cryptosporidium spp., with 7.14% positive samples in feces of frogs under 3 months of age and 7.14% in feces of frogs over 3 months of age. Form the 16 intestinal scraping samples, 75% (10/16) were positive, 50% in tadpoles and 25% in adult frogs. This research allows the situation identification and the recommendation of measures to control this parasite, aiming at preventing or delaying the appearance of this parasitism in other animals, since it an important zoonosis to public health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
    • Abstract:
      O presente trabalho teve como objetivo detectar a ocorrência de oocistos de Cryptosporidium spp. em raspagens da mucosa intestinal e amostras de fezes de rãs-touro (Lithobates catesbeianus, Shaw, 1802) em confinamento, na fazenda escola da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, MG, utilizando a técnica de coloração de Ziehl Neelsen modificada. Em 28 amostras fecais, 14,28% (4/28) foram positivas para Cryptosporidium spp., sendo 7,14% positivas em fezes de rãs com menos de três meses e 7,14% positivas em fezes de rãs com mais de três meses. Em dezesseis amostras de raspagem intestinal, 75% (10/16) foram positivas, sendo 50% em girinos e 25% em rãs adultas. Esta pesquisa permite identificar a situação e recomendar medidas de controle, visando a prevenir ou a retardar o aparecimento dessa parasitose nos demais animais, visto que trata-se de uma zoonose importante em saúde pública. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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