|
|
| Silva,Josileide Araújo da; Domiciano,Tarcísio Oliveira; Montão,Daniele Pina; Sousa,Paulo Geovani Silva; Ramos,Leandro Lopes; Paredes,Laura Jamille Argolo; Monteiro,Silvia Gonzalez; Rivero,Gabriela Riet Correa; Scofield,Alessandra; Bezerra Júnior,Pedro; Bezerra,Isis Abel; Cerqueira,Valíria Duarte. |
| ABSTRACT: Two outbreaks of trypanosomiasis by Trypanosoma evansi in horses in the municipality of Chaves, Marajó Island, Pará State, Brazil are reported. The first outbreak occurred in April 2011 in a farm with 147 horses; of these, 47 (31.97%) got sick, and 40 (27.21%) died. The second outbreak occurred in May 2012 and involved nine properties. Of a total of 679 horses, 209 (30.07%) got sick, and 183 (26.97%) died. The main clinical signs observed in these horses were weight loss, abdominal edema, toe dragging, and pelvic muscle atrophy. Necropsy was performed in two horses, one from each outbreak. Macroscopic alterations were not seen in the horse from the first outbreak; however, the horse from the second outbreak exhibited emaciation, pallor and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Equids; Trypanosomiasis; Pará; Marajó Island. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016001202170 |
| |
