Ocorrência de Hepatozoon spp. (Apicomplexa, Hepatozoidae) em serpentes captive Boa constrictor mantidas em cativeiro no semiárido do estado do Rio Grande do Norte / Occurrence of Hepatozoon spp. (Apicomplexa, Hepatozoidae) in captive Boa constrictor snakes in the semi-arid of Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
; 62(5): 1285-1287, out. 2010. ilus
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in Pt
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| ID: lil-570494
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BR68.1
ABSTRACT
The occurrence of Hepatozoon spp. in the blood cells of captive Boa constritor in captivity in the semi-arid of the Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil, was analyzed. Blood samples from Geochelone carbonaria (n = 6), Geochelone denticulata (n = 4), Boa Constrictor (n = 7), and Tupinanbis teguixim (n = 10) were used. All snakes presented Hepatozoon spp. in their blood cells, and few erythrocytes were infected. G. carbonaria, G. denticulate, and T. teguixim were negative for Hepatozoon spp. gametocytes research. This is the first report of the occurrence of Hepatozoon spp. in captive B. constritor in the studied area.
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LILACS
Main subject:
Snakes
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
Pt
Journal:
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Year:
2010
Type:
Article