Prevalence of endoparasites in Progne chalybea at dormitory in Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Authors

  • Jackeline Kirinus Unidade Central de Educação Faem Faculdades (UCEFF_Chapecó)
  • Mariléa Fátima Matiazzo UCEFF
  • Gustavo Dalavale UCEFF

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v14n1a485.1-6

Keywords:

Great swallow, Capillaria, Eimeria, Isospora

Abstract

For several years, the great swallow (Progne chalybea) has used the collective dormitory of the city center of Chapecó in the period before migration, a unique opportunity to obtain ecological data of the species. The approach of free-living birds to humans may be a concern due to the possibility of pathogen transmission, as birds may be contaminated by human or domestic pathogens. This study verified the prevalence of endoparasites in the fecal P. chalybea samples collected in the dormitory from April to May 2019. Preliminary data suggest parasitism by Capillaria and coccidia (oocysts suggestive of the genera Eimeria and/or Isospora). It is known that the occurrence of endoparasites can be used as a sanitary parameter. Therefore, further work is important to determine which species of parasites has P. chalybea. Moreover, these data can be used in inferences of bird health, since they provide an important ecological service in the control of insect vectors. 

Published

2020-03-01

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Prevalence of endoparasites in Progne chalybea at dormitory in Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil. (2020). Pubvet, 14(01). https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v14n1a485.1-6

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