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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical animal health and production 2009-10, Vol.41 (7), p.1241-1242
Hauptverfasser:	Verocai, Guilherme Gomes, Lopes, Lauro Nogueira, Burlini, Leonardo, Correia, Thaís Ribeiro, de Souza, Clarissa Pimentel, Coumendouros, Katherina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Animals, Domestic Biomedical and Life Sciences Bird Diseases - parasitology Bird Diseases - pathology Birds Brazil conjunctivitis Economic impact Eye - parasitology Eye-fluke Life Sciences Male ostriches Parasites Parasitism Philophthalmidae Philophthalmus gralli Short Communcation Struthioniformes Trematoda Trematode Infections - pathology Trematode Infections - veterinary Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0049-4747 1573-7438
DOI:	10.1007/s11250-009-9306-y