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Avaliação parasitológica de excretas de pombos refugiados em edificações da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

2017; Editora MV Valero; Volume: 11; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.22256/pubvet.v11n11.1108-1113

1982-1263

Sandra Márcia Tietz Marques, André Luiz de Souza, Márcia Sueli de Oliveira Scisleski,

Insect Pest Control Strategies

The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of parasites in feces of pigeons housed in buildings of Campus do Vale of Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The campus has 99 buildings and 85 of them were inspected. Fecal samples were collected from 17 (20%) of them and the parasitological diagnosis was based on Willis-Mollay (WM), Lutz and modified Ziehl-Neelsen (ZNm) methods. By WM and Lutz were diagnosed eggs of ascarids in the collected feces: 1. Department of Ecology; 2. Department of Philosophy and Human Sciences. Nematode larvae were recovered from feces present in six buildings: 1. Computing Institute; 2. Research Laboratory of the Biotechnology Center; 3. Mining Department of Engineering School; 4. Library of the Institute of Physics; 5. Chemistry Institute – Classroom Amphitheater; 6. Computing Laboratory. By ZNm, the samples were negative for Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts. The fecal samples from pigeons housed at the university buildings presented parasitic structures with zoonotic potential. Knowing this diversity is of fundamental importance for a better management, preserving the health of people who transit through Campus do Vale UFRS.