New records of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting wild birds in a forest fragment in Acre, Brazilian Amazon / Novos registros de carrapatos (Acari: Ixodidae) infestando aves silvestres em um fragmento florestal no Acre, Amazônia Brasileira

This study aimed to expand knowledge about tick parasitism on wild birds in western Amazonia and provide additional records of species parasitized by ticks in the state of Acre. Birds were captured with mist nets from September 2016 to February 2017 at the Fazenda Experimental Catuaba, in Senador Guiomard, Acre State, Brazil, identified, and thoroughly inspected. Detected ticks were removed with tweezers, stored in labeled collectors containing 70% alcohol, and identified using a stereomicroscope with incident lighting and taxonomic keys at the Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science of the University of São Paulo. In total, 203 wild birds were captured, comprising nine orders and 24 families. Among them, 24 birds (11.82%) belonging to 13 species were parasitized by 44 ticks at different stages: 26 Amblyomma sp. larvae, 10 Amblyomma nodosum nymphs, four Amblyomma longirostre nymphs, and four Amblyomma humerale nymphs. This study reports for the first time nine new species of birds as hosts of ticks of the genus Amblyomma in the state of Acre, namely: Monasa nigrifrons, Hypocnemis subflava, Dendrocincla fuliginosa, Sittasomus griseicapillus, Xiphorhynchus guttatoides, Poecilotriccus latirostris, Hemitriccus flammulatus, Ramphotrigon megacephalum, and Turdus amaurochalinus. This study also records, for the first time, A. nodosum ticks parasitizing R. megacephalum and A. humerale parasitizing Momotusmomota, S. griseicapillus, and X. guttatoides.

O objetivo desse estudo foi ampliar o conhecimento sobre o parasitismo de carrapatos em aves silvestres na Amazônia Ocidental e fornecer registros adicionais de espécies de aves parasitadas por carrapatos no Estado do Acre. As aves foram capturadas com redes de neblina, durante os meses de setembro de 2016 a fevereiro de 2017 na Fazenda Experimental Catuaba, Senador Guiomard, Acre, identificadas e inspecionadas minuciosamente. Os carrapatos detectados foram removidos com auxílio de pinça e armazenados em coletores etiquetados, contendo álcool a 70% e identificados utilizando estereomicroscópio com iluminação incidente e chaves taxonômicas, no Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo. No total, 203 aves silvestres foram capturadas, compreendendo nove ordens e 24 famílias. Destas, 24 aves (11,82%), pertencentes à 13 espécies estavam parasitadas por 44 carrapatos em diferentes estágios: 26 larvas de Amblyomma sp., 10 ninfas de Amblyomma nodosum, quatro ninfas de Amblyomma longirostre e quatro ninfas de Amblyomma humerale. O presente estudo relata, pela primeira vez, nove novas espécies de aves como hospedeiras de carrapatos do gênero Amblyomma no Estado do Acre: Monasa nigrifrons, Hypocnemis subflava, Dendrocincla fuliginosa, Sittasomus griseicapillus, Xiphorhynchus guttatoides, Poecilotriccus latirostris, Hemitriccus flammulatus, Ramphotrigon megacephalum e Turdus amaurochalinus. O presente trabalho, registra pela primeira vez os carrapatos A. nodosum parasitando R. megacephalum e A. humerale parasitando Momotus momota, S. griseicapillus e X. guttatoides.

New records of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting wild birds in a forest fragment in Acre, Brazilian Amazon / Novos registros de carrapatos (Acari: Ixodidae) infestando aves silvestres em um fragmento florestal no Acre, Amazônia Brasileira

This study aimed to expand knowledge about tick parasitism on wild birds in western Amazonia and provide additional records of species parasitized by ticks in the state of Acre. Birds were captured with mist nets from September 2016 to February 2017 at the Fazenda Experimental Catuaba, in Senador Guiomard, Acre State, Brazil, identified, and thoroughly inspected. Detected ticks were removed with tweezers, stored in labeled collectors containing 70% alcohol, and identified using a stereomicroscope with incident lighting and taxonomic keys at the Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science of the University of São Paulo. In total, 203 wild birds were captured, comprising nine orders and 24 families. Among them, 24 birds (11.82%) belonging to 13 species were parasitized by 44 ticks at different stages: 26 Amblyomma sp. larvae, 10 Amblyomma nodosum nymphs, four Amblyomma longirostre nymphs, and four Amblyomma humerale nymphs. This study reports for the first time nine new species of birds as hosts of ticks of the genus Amblyomma in the state of Acre, namely: Monasa nigrifrons, Hypocnemis subflava, Dendrocincla fuliginosa, Sittasomus griseicapillus, Xiphorhynchus guttatoides, Poecilotriccus latirostris, Hemitriccus flammulatus, Ramphotrigon megacephalum, and Turdus amaurochalinus. This study also records, for the first time, A. nodosum ticks parasitizing R. megacephalum and A. humerale parasitizing Momotusmomota, S. griseicapillus, and X. guttatoides.(AU)

O objetivo desse estudo foi ampliar o conhecimento sobre o parasitismo de carrapatos em aves silvestres na Amazônia Ocidental e fornecer registros adicionais de espécies de aves parasitadas por carrapatos no Estado do Acre. As aves foram capturadas com redes de neblina, durante os meses de setembro de 2016 a fevereiro de 2017 na Fazenda Experimental Catuaba, Senador Guiomard, Acre, identificadas e inspecionadas minuciosamente. Os carrapatos detectados foram removidos com auxílio de pinça e armazenados em coletores etiquetados, contendo álcool a 70% e identificados utilizando estereomicroscópio com iluminação incidente e chaves taxonômicas, no Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo. No total, 203 aves silvestres foram capturadas, compreendendo nove ordens e 24 famílias. Destas, 24 aves (11,82%), pertencentes à 13 espécies estavam parasitadas por 44 carrapatos em diferentes estágios: 26 larvas de Amblyomma sp., 10 ninfas de Amblyomma nodosum, quatro ninfas de Amblyomma longirostre e quatro ninfas de Amblyomma humerale. O presente estudo relata, pela primeira vez, nove novas espécies de aves como hospedeiras de carrapatos do gênero Amblyomma no Estado do Acre: Monasa nigrifrons, Hypocnemis subflava, Dendrocincla fuliginosa, Sittasomus griseicapillus, Xiphorhynchus guttatoides, Poecilotriccus latirostris, Hemitriccus flammulatus, Ramphotrigon megacephalum e Turdus amaurochalinus. O presente trabalho, registra pela primeira vez os carrapatos A. nodosum parasitando R. megacephalum e A. humerale parasitando Momotus momota, S. griseicapillus e X. guttatoides.(AU)

Histopathological Diagnosis Of Eyelid Tumor In Moustached Wren (Pheugopedius Genibarbis Swainson, 1838) (Passeriforme, Troglodytidae). A Case Report

The aim of this work was to describe an eyelid neoplasm in wild birds, since the veterinary literature has little information concerning the aspects of the oncologic clinic in wild species. In the clinical exam, it was observed a single mass in the upper right eyelid of the Pheugopedius genibarbis a, with rough surface, cauliflower aspect, of dark-red coloration . For the histopathological diagnosis, an incisional biopsy of the lesion was done , with the fragment fixed in 10% buffered neutral formalin, processed by the method of inclusion in paraffin , cut to 4µm sections and stained with H&E . The histopathological findings revealed elongated dermal papillae covered by acanthotic epidermis, as well as thickness of the stratum spinosum . In the stratum spinosum, it was observed the presence of cells with vacuolated cytoplasm and nucleus slightly dislocated to the center of the cell, which increases in proportion when closer to the granular layer, an indication of hydropic degeneration , there were In the basal layer it is possible to notice the presence of the normal mitotic figures.. Based on the macro and microscopic characteristics, that neoplasm was diagnosed as an eyelid papilloma.

Histopathological Diagnosis Of Eyelid Tumor In Moustached Wren (Pheugopedius Genibarbis Swainson, 1838) (Passeriforme, Troglodytidae). A Case Report

The aim of this work was to describe an eyelid neoplasm in wild birds, since the veterinary literature has little information concerning the aspects of the oncologic clinic in wild species. In the clinical exam, it was observed a single mass in the upper right eyelid of the Pheugopedius genibarbis a, with rough surface, cauliflower aspect, of dark-red coloration . For the histopathological diagnosis, an incisional biopsy of the lesion was done , with the fragment fixed in 10% buffered neutral formalin, processed by the method of inclusion in paraffin , cut to 4µm sections and stained with H&E . The histopathological findings revealed elongated dermal papillae covered by acanthotic epidermis, as well as thickness of the stratum spinosum . In the stratum spinosum, it was observed the presence of cells with vacuolated cytoplasm and nucleus slightly dislocated to the center of the cell, which increases in proportion when closer to the granular layer, an indication of hydropic degeneration , there were In the basal layer it is possible to notice the presence of the normal mitotic figures.. Based on the macro and microscopic characteristics, that neoplasm was diagnosed as an eyelid papilloma.(AU)