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Biochemical and haematological parameters in owl monkeys infected and uninfected with Trypanoxyuris sp.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2009

F.O. Barros Monteiro ,
L.N. Coutinho ,
K.F. de Araújo ,
M.V. Barros Monteiro ,
P.H.G. de Castro ,
K.S.M. da Silva ,
R.N.M. Benigno  and
W.R.R. Vicente
F.O. Barros Monteiro*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA)/Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal (ISPA), Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves, No. 2501, Bairro, Terra Firme Cep: 66.077-530 Caixa Postal: 917, Belém-Pará-Brasil
L.N. Coutinho
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA)/Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal (ISPA), Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves, No. 2501, Bairro, Terra Firme Cep: 66.077-530 Caixa Postal: 917, Belém-Pará-Brasil
K.F. de Araújo
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA)/Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal (ISPA), Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves, No. 2501, Bairro, Terra Firme Cep: 66.077-530 Caixa Postal: 917, Belém-Pará-Brasil
M.V. Barros Monteiro
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA)/Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal (ISPA), Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves, No. 2501, Bairro, Terra Firme Cep: 66.077-530 Caixa Postal: 917, Belém-Pará-Brasil
P.H.G. de Castro
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA)/Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal (ISPA), Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves, No. 2501, Bairro, Terra Firme Cep: 66.077-530 Caixa Postal: 917, Belém-Pará-Brasil
K.S.M. da Silva
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA)/Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal (ISPA), Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves, No. 2501, Bairro, Terra Firme Cep: 66.077-530 Caixa Postal: 917, Belém-Pará-Brasil
R.N.M. Benigno
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA)/Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal (ISPA), Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves, No. 2501, Bairro, Terra Firme Cep: 66.077-530 Caixa Postal: 917, Belém-Pará-Brasil
W.R.R. Vicente
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA)/Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal (ISPA), Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves, No. 2501, Bairro, Terra Firme Cep: 66.077-530 Caixa Postal: 917, Belém-Pará-Brasil
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Abstract

The objective of the present study was to report the occurrence of Trypanoxyuris in owl monkeys, using data from clinical and haematological examinations, as well as clinical chemistry (blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)) of infected and uninfected animals. Twenty animals in apparently good clinical health were studied. The coproparasitological examinations showed eggs compatible with Trypanoxyuris sp. in 50% of animals. The number of red blood cells, haematocrit and haemoglobin levels were significantly higher in the males, compared to the females, irrespective of parasitism. However, comparing segmented neutrophils in infected males and females, a significant difference (P < 0.05) was observed. All blood chemistry values were considered normal for the species pattern, even though significant differences were observed for BUN and ALT in infected males. The infection by Trypanoxyuris sp. did not appear to interfere with the clinical condition of animals.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 83 , Issue 3 , September 2009 , pp. 225 - 229
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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