International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife (Dec 2019)

The raptor Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango) (Aves: Falconiformes) - A new host for Trichomonas gallinae (protozoa: Trichomonadidae)

  • Mirian Pinheiro Bruni,
  • Joanna Vargas Zillig Echenique,
  • Carolina Caetano dos Santos,
  • Marcia Raquel Pegoraro de Macedo,
  • Paulo Mota Bandarra,
  • Cláudio Dias Timm,
  • Ana Lúcia Pereira Schild,
  • Jerônimo Lopes Ruas,
  • Mauro Pereira Soares,
  • Nara Amélia da Rosa Farias

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10
pp. 310 – 313

Abstract

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This work describes a specimen of Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango - Vieillot, 1816), from southern Brazil, as a new natural host for Trichomonas gallinae (Rivolta, 1878). Caseous oral lesions were observed in a young bird, and the parasite was isolated in modified Diamond’s media. Morphology of the parasite was evaluated through microscopy and subsequently, sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) of ribosomal DNA was performed to confirm T. gallinae identification. As far as authors are concerned, this is the first report of Milvago chimango as a natural host for T. gallinae. Keywords: Raptors, Falcons, Trichomonosis, Avian diseases