GASTROINTESTINAL PROTOZOA IN CAPTIVE HOWLER MONKEYS (Alouatta sp.)

Authors

  • Aleksandro Schafer da Silva Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Luciana Tourem Gresseler Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Valéria Maria Lara Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Silvia Gonzalez Monteiro Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Adriano Bonfim Carregaro Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

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Abstract

This study evaluated the gastrointestinal parasitism by protozoa in captive howler monkeys (Alouatta sp.) in the city of Santa Maria, RS. Fecal samples from eight monkeys of the Alouatta caraya and Alouatta guariba species were analyzed by the zinc sulfate centrifugal flotation method. Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts were observed in the feces of all the studied animals, three of which having mixed infection with Giardia spp. cysts. Analyzing the water offered to the primates it was detected elevated presence of Cryptosporidium sp. oocysts and rare oocysts of other coccidium. In conclusion, A. caraya and A. guariba monkeys, kept in captivity, are hosts for Giardia and Cryptosporidium genus.

KEY WORDS:  Alouatta sp., Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia spp., howler monkey.

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Published

2009-07-03

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SILVA, Aleksandro Schafer da; GRESSELER, Luciana Tourem; LARA, Valéria Maria; MONTEIRO, Silvia Gonzalez; CARREGARO, Adriano Bonfim. GASTROINTESTINAL PROTOZOA IN CAPTIVE HOWLER MONKEYS (Alouatta sp.). Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 2, p. 669–672, 2009. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/1382. Acesso em: 13 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2009)

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Nota Científica

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