Clinical disorders observed in anteaters (Myrmecophagidae,Edentata) in captivity |
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| Authors: | L S M Diniz E O Costa P M A Oliveira |
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| Institution: | (1) Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos da Vida Silvestre — IPEVS, Coordenação de Programa de Medicina Veterinária, R. Rubens Maragliano, 140, São Paulo;(2) Laboratório de Moléstias Infecciosas por Fungos e Bacterias, Depto. Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Corifeu Azevedo Marques, 2720 São Paulo;(3) Rua Vieira de Moraes, 601 apto 13, bloco 2, São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | The major health problems found in 103 captive lesser anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla) and giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), family Myrmecophagidae, are presented and correlated with management. The most common of 200 recorded clinical disorders involved the digestive system (26%), nutritional deficiency (20%), injury (15.5%), respiratory system (10%), skin (7%) and circulatory system (4.5%), but 13% of the cases were inconclusive. Parasites were identified in 48.5% of faecal samples, mainly the eggs of nematodes (40%), of which the commonest wereTrichuris spp (28%) andStrongyloides spp (11%); protozoa (16%), of which the commonest wereEimeria spp (10%),Entamoeba spp (5%) andGiardia spp (1%); and cestodes (8%) and acanthocephalids (1%). Bacteria cultured from the various materials includedSalmonella enteritidis, S. cholerasuis, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Streptococcus spp andStaphylococcus spp. The ectoparasites found wereAmblyomma spp andOtodectis spp (Arthropoda, Acaridae). |
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| Keywords: | aetiology anteater Edentata disease pathogens zoo |
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