First report of taenia mustelae (eucestoda, taeniidae) parasitizing the bushy-tailed olingo, bassaricyon gabbii (carnivora, procyonidae) in South America with an updated checklist of cestodes from other American procyonid hosts

2009; Volume: 3; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

2218-6425

Autores

Roberto Magalhães Pinto, Marcelo Knoff, Alessandra Queiroga Gonçalves, Magda Sanches, Dely Noronha,

Tópico(s)

Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics

Resumo

espanolSe describe el primer caso de infeccion natural por el cestodo Taenia mustelae en un ejemplar del procionido chosna pericote, Bassaricyon gabbii, procedente de la localidad de Barcelos, Estado do Amazonas, Brasil. Un inventario de 15 especies de cestodos parasitos de otros hospederos procionidos en las Americas entre 1958 y 2009 es incluido, con la finalidad de actualizar datos anteriores. En el periodo considerado, no hay registros en Mexico y paises de America Central. Esta es la primera citacion de T. mustelae en America del Sur y B. gabbii, es un nuevo hospedero para esta especie de cestodo. EnglishThe first case of a natural helminth infection with the cestode Taenia mustelae in a specimen of the procyonid Bassarycion gabbii, the bushy-tailed olingo, from the municipality of Barcelos, State of Amazonas, Brazil is reported here. Achecklist of 15 cestode species parasitizing other procyonid hosts in the Americas, between 1958 and 2009 is included in order to update previous data. In the considered period there are no records in Mexico and Central America countries. This is the first report of T. mustelae in South America and B. gabbii is a new host record for this cestode species.

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