Cryptosporidium parvum en animales domésticos y en monos de un zoológico

VENTURINI L.; BACIGALUPE D.; BASSO W.; UNZAGA J.M.; MORÉ G.; VENTURINI, M.C.; MORÉ, G.

PARASITOLOGíA LATINOAMERICANA

FLAP

Lugar: Chile; Año: 2006 vol. 61 p. 90 - 93

0717-7704

The aim of the present study was to detect Cryptosporidium sp infection in domestic animals and in monkeys from a zoo, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Three hundred and seventy five fecal samples from different animal species were processed by the Ritchie modified sedimentation method (formalin-ether) to concentrate the oocysts. The sediment was stained by the Ziehl Neelsen modified technique. Cryptosporidium sp was detected in 7 of 175 dogs, in 2 of 17 cats, in 4 of 22 sheep, in 21 of 31 goats, in 29 of 109 calves, in 2 of 2 horses and in 2 of 5 Guinea pigs. Fourteen feces samples from monkeys were examined, among them, oocysts were detected in the sample from 1 adult female black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya), in the sample from 1 male adult black spider monkey (Ateles paniscus), in 1 sample of faeces from 7 adult squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis), in 1 sample from 2 females and 1 male tufted capuchin (Cebus apella), in 1 sample of feces from baboons (Papio hamadryas) and ¡n the sample from 1 young male chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).