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salud ciencia tec 2022; 2 (1)

First report of fatal renal coccidiosis in a Biguá (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) in coinfection with nematodes from Argentina

Garijo SI, Netri MC, Origlia J, Arias N, Lopez FH, Lopez NF, Unzaga MF, Piscopo MV

Language: Spanish
References: 21
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ABSTRACT

After being rescued from a state of weakness, a biguá (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) specimen under clinical management conditions underwent a remarkable general improvement before abruptly deteriorating until dying within a few hours as a result of acute renal failure. Clinical analysis and post-mortem histopathological findings demonstrated the presence of a large burden of gastrointestinal nematodes and severe renal involvement by Eimeriorina representatives. These latter were found to be the cause of extensive kidney damage sufficient to cause acute renal failure and to be considered the primary cause of death. Throughout this work, we obtained an overview of the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of avian renal coccidiosis, which had been poorly documented previously. This coccidial finding, never before reported in this species, implies a high probability of recording a new species of Eimeria.


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