Marina Camargo de Sousa
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Julia Ronzani Vial
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Rodrigo Hidalgo Friciello Teixeira
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Andrea Cristina Higa Nakaghi
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Birds of the psittaciform order, composed by the Psittacidae and Loridae family have several characteristics making them more frequently kept as companion animals, promoting the increase of breeding sites in Brazil. The present study aimed to analyze the specificity and sensitivity of three different coproparasitological tests, Willis, Hoffman and Direto de feces, through statistical tests: Chi-Square and Kappa. 70 fecal samples of exotic parrots were collected from a commercial breeding site and these were submitted to the three tests, totaling 210 coproparasitological exams. Among the tests performed, 29,5% were positive for nematode eggs, cestodes and oocysts. Coproparasitological exams are inexpensive, have clinical importance, indicating the population of endoparasites and therapeutic treatments.
Comparison of Streptococcus agalactiae Isolates from Humans and Companion Animals Reveals Genotypic and Phenotypic Differences