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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-27
pubmed:abstractText
The major health problems found in 103 captive lesser anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla) and giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), family Myrmecophagidae, are presented and correlated with management. The most common of 200 recorded clinical disorders involved the digestive system (26%), nutritional deficiency (20%), injury (15.5%), respiratory system (10%), skin (7%) and circulatory system (4.5%), but 13% of the cases were inconclusive. Parasites were identified in 48.5% of faecal samples, mainly the eggs of nematodes (40%), of which the commonest were Trichuris spp (28%) and Strongyloides spp (11%); protozoa (16%), of which the commonest were Eimeria spp (10%), Entamoeba spp (5%) and Giardia spp (1%); and cestodes (8%) and acanthocephalids (1%). Bacteria cultured from the various materials included Salmonella enteritidis, S. cholerasuis, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Streptococcus spp and Staphylococcus spp. The ectoparasites found were Amblyomma spp and Otodectis spp (Arthropoda, Acaridae).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0165-7380
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
409-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical disorders observed in anteaters (Myrmecophagidae, Edentata) in captivity.
pubmed:affiliation
Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos da Vida Silvestre-IPEVS, Coordenação de Programa de Medicina Veterinária, São Paulo, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article