Parasites of Boa constrictor (Squamata: Boidae) captive in Colima, Mexico and their pathological effects
Por:
Jorge Garcia-Marquez, Luis, Rodriguez-Vazquez, Armando, Leon-Regagnon, Virginia, Osorio-Sarabia, David, Garcia-Prieto, Luis
Publicada:
1 abr 2019
Resumen:
The main objectives of this study were to report the parasites found in
16 Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 captive in the Environmental
Management Unit ``El Palapo'' Colima, Mexico, from 2013 to 2015, as
well as to describe their pathological effects. All snakes had at least
a parasite infection or a metabolic alteration. The parasites recorded
include 1 Ascomycota (Aspergillus sp.); 1 Actinobacteria (Mycobacterium
sp.); 2 Apicomplexa (Hepatozoon sp. and Cryptosporidium sp.); 1 cestode
(Crepidobothrium sp.); 1 nematode (Macdonaldius oschei Chabaud et Frank,
1961); and 3 Arthropoda [Ophionyssus natricis (Gervais, 1844),
Amblyomma dissimile Koch, 1844 (Acari) and Porocephalus sp.
(Maxillopoda)]. The pathological effects recorded consisted of: visceral
gout (in 31.2% of the snakes); granulomatous pneumonia (12.5%);
erythrocytic hypertrophy (25%); heterophilic gastritis (18.7%) and
enteritis (25%); heterophilic thrombosis and vasculitis (6.25%);
heterophilic dermatitis (25%), and finally, focal pneumonitis (6.25%).
The captivity of these snakes, without the support of preventive
medicine, should be considered as a risk factor for the manifestation or
exacerbation of metabolic and infectious pathologies.
Filiaciones:
Jorge Garcia-Marquez, Luis:
Univ Colima, Ctr Univ Invest & Desarrollo Agr, Km 40 Carretera Colima Manzanillo, Colima 28100, Mexico
Rodriguez-Vazquez, Armando:
Univ Colima, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Km 40 Carretera Colima Manzanillo, Colima 28100, Mexico
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad de Colima, Km. 40 carretera Colima-Manzanillo, Colima, 28100, Mexico
Leon-Regagnon, Virginia:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biol, Estn Biol Chamela, Apartado Postal 21, San Patricio 48980, Jalisco, Mexico
Estación de Biología Chamela, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado postal 21, San Patricio, Jalisco, 48980, Mexico
Osorio-Sarabia, David:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Escuela Nacl Colegio Ciencias & Humanidades, Plantel Oriente, Av Canal San Juan Esq 24, Mexico City 09210, DF, Mexico
Escuela Nacional Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades, Plantel Oriente, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Canal de San Juan Esq. Sur 24, Col. Tepalcates, México City, 09210, Mexico
Garcia-Prieto, Luis:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biol, Dept Zool, Lab Helmintol, Apartado Postal 70-153, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Departamento de Zoología, Laboratorio de Helmintología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado postal 70-153, México City, 04510, Mexico
Centro Universitario de Investigación y Desarrollo Agropecuario, Universidad de Colima, Km. 40 carretera Colima-Manzanillo, Colima, 28100, Mexico
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