| natural infection by endoparasites among free-living wild animals. | the objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of occurrence and variety of intestinal parasites among free-living wild animals. fecal samples from wild mammals and birds at rehabilitation centers in the states of mato grosso do sul and são paulo were analyzed by sedimentation and flotation-centrifugation methods. parasite eggs, oocysts, cysts and/or trophozoites were found in 71% of the samples. cryptosporidium sp. oocysts were detected in fecal samples from oncillas (leopardus ti ... | 2013 | 23778826 |
| ticks (acari: ixodidae) on wild animals from the porto-primavera hydroelectric power station area, brazil. | from june 2000 to june 2001, a total of 741 ticks were collected from 51 free-living wild animals captured at the porto-primavera hydroelectric power station area, located alongside an approximately 180 km course of the paran river, between the states of s o paulo and mato grosso do sul, comprising 9 species of 3 genera: ambly-omma (7 species), boophilus (1) and anocentor (1). a total of 421 immature amblyomma ticks were reared in laboratory until the adult stage, allowing identification of the ... | 2003 | 12563479 |
| ticks associated with wild animals in the nhecolândia pantanal, brazil. | a study of ticks associated with wild animals was carried out from september 1996 to april 1998 at the fazenda alegria (21,000 ha), in the nhecolândia pantanal, state of mato grosso do sul, brazil, a sunken plain bordering the upper paraguay river, located 19 x 08's; 56 x 46'w. a total of 81 wild animals (13 species, 6 orders) were captured with the aid of nets, and ticks were found on 63 (78%). tick species identified included boophilus microplus (canestrini), amblyomma cajennense (f.), a. parv ... | 2000 | 11193635 |