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Most people lack direct experience with wildlife and form their risk perception primarily on information provided by the media. The way the media frames news may substantially shape public risk perception, promoting or discouraging public tolerance towards wildlife. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, bats were suggested as the most plausible reservoir of the virus, and this became a recurrent topic in media reports, potentially strengthening a negative view of this ecologically important group. We investigated how media framed bats and bat-associated diseases before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by assessing the content of 2651 online reports published across 26 countries, to understand how and how quickly worldwide media may have affected the perception of bats. We show that the overabundance of poorly contextualized reports on bat-associated diseases likely increased the persecution towards bats immediately after the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the subsequent interventions of different conservation communication initiatives allowed pro-conservation messages to resonate across the global media, likely stemming an increase in bat persecution. Our results highlight the modus operandi of the global media regarding topical biodiversity issues, which has broad implications for species conservation. Knowing how the media acts is pivotal for anticipating the propagation of (mis)information and negative feelings towards wildlife. Working together with journalists by engaging in dialogue and exchanging experiences should be central in future conservation management.

Bats are parasitized by a wide spectrum of ecto and endoparasites, but their role as a reservoir for some zoonoses is not fully understood. The objective of this work was to evaluate the presence of Leishmania DNA in the blood of bats from 30 municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. We analyzed samples of 120 bats, covering 29 species. The blood samples were used for DNA extraction and submitted to conventional PCR analysis with primers directed to the Leishmania ITS-1 region of the rRNA. In total, 1.67% (2/120 samples) were positive for Leishmania spp., detected in animals from the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, the state capital. Sequencing of the positive samples revealed that both bats were infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum. Considering the adaptability of some bats species to synanthropic environments, the results of the present work can contribute to a better comprehension of the leishmaniasis cycle and epidemiology.

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T11:01:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-05-01 There are many records of the family Sarcoptidae in bats. The species Notoedres (Notoedres) yunkeri has been reported only once, parasitizing a molossid bat in Panama. In the present study, we expand the occurrence of the species to Brazil. Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia - FMVZ Universidade de São Paulo - USP Laboratório de Morcegos Urbanos Centro de Controle de Zoonoses Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Museum of Zoology University of Michigan Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP

Registramos Histiostrongylus coronatus Molin, 1861 no intestino delgado de Phyllostomus discolor Wagner, 1843 (Phyllostomidae). O helminto foi descrito baseado apenas em uma fêmea adulta, porém esta apresentou caraterísticas morfológicas compatíveis com descrições prévias da espécie. O presente trabalho amplia a ocorrência geográfica do parasito para o Estado de Minas Gerais e constitui o segundo relato da espécie do helminto no Brasil.

Maracaya Díaz-Ungría, 1964 es un género poco conocido de nematodo en anfibios. En este estudio se describe una serpiente de cascabel Crotalus durissus Linnaeus, 1758 parasitada por dos especímenes de Maracaya belemensis Adamson & Baccam, 1988 en el sureste de Brasil. El presente estudio registra un nuevo hospedero y amplía la distribución geográfica de este nematodo.

During a helminthological survey on bats from Minas Gerais state, Brazil, we found 3.13% of bats parasitized with capillarids. Aonchotheca pulchra (Freitas, 1934), Tenoranema rivarolai (Lent et al., 1946), and some specimens of capillarids non-identified were registered. This is the first report of A. pulchra in Minas Gerais state and the second report of T. rivarolai in South America.

The existence of cryptic species in the genus Hydatigera, cyclophillid cestodes, mainly of felids, was recently described based on molecular studies of parasites from Asia, Europe and Africa. However, the occurrence of H. taeniaeformis sensu stricto (s.s.), the species more widely distributed and with a presumed specificity for murid rodents as intermediate hosts, has not been formally described in Americas. In the present study, during necropsy of an Ingram's squirrel specimen, Guerlinguetus ingrami, found dead in the municipality of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, strobilocerci were found in the liver. The metacestodes were subjected to morphological and molecular studies. Sequences of the COI barcode region were obtained and used for phylogenetic analyses. The morphology and measures of the rostellar hooks were compatible with the ones described for H. taeniaeformis s.s. This identification was confirmed by a molecular phylogenetic approach (96.2-99.7% similarity with isolates of the parasite from Europe and Asia). This is the first molecular confirmation of the existence of H. taeniaeformis s.s. on the American continent. Moreover, the involvement of sciurid rodents in the transmission of H. taeniaeformis s.s. is discussed here as a probable case of parasite spillover.

Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T15:38:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-01-01. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2021-07-15T14:35:32Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S0001-37652019000100616.pdf: 1663784 bytes, checksum: 6bc7f23d512c50a2be683eb226599c6d (MD5) Urotrema scabridum Braun 1900 and Urotrema macrotestis Mané-Garzón and Telias 1965 are reported from the small intestine of Eumops glaucinus (Wagner, 1843). The species were differentiated by the body width, the size and position of acetabulum, the size of testis, the caecal termination, and the distribution of vitellarium. The present study expands the distribution and the hosts of both species in Minas Gerais State and reports U. macrotestis parasitizing bats for the first time. Molecular Helminthology Laboratory Department of Parasitology Institute of Biological Sciences Federal University of Minas Gerais/UFMG, Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627 Urban Bats Laboratory Zoonosis Control Center Municipality Secretary of Health of Belo Horizonte, Rua Edna Quintel, 173 São Paulo State University/UNESP Institute of Bioscience, Rua Professor Doutor Antônio Celso Wagner Zanin, s/n São Paulo State University/UNESP Institute of Bioscience, Rua Professor Doutor Antônio Celso Wagner Zanin, s/n

Background From the end of 2016 until the beginning of 2019, Brazil faced a massive sylvatic yellow fever (YF) outbreak. The 2016–2019 YF epidemics affected densely populated areas, especially the Southeast region, causing thousands of deaths of humans and non-human primates (NHP). Methodology/Principal findings We conducted a molecular investigation of yellow fever virus (YFV) RNA in 781 NHP carcasses collected in the urban, urban-rural interface, and rural areas of Minas Gerais state, from January 2017 to December 2018. Samples were analyzed according to the period of sampling, NHP genera, sampling areas, and sampling areas/NHP genera to compare the proportions of YFV-positive carcasses and the estimated YFV genomic loads. YFV infection was confirmed in 38.1% of NHP carcasses (including specimens of the genera Alouatta, Callicebus, Callithrix, and Sapajus), from the urban, urban-rural interface, and rural areas. YFV RNA detection was positively associated with epidemic periods (especially from December to March) and the rural environment. Higher median viral genomic loads (one million times) were estimated in carcasses collected in rural areas compared to urban ones. Conclusions/Significance The results showed the wide occurrence of YF in Minas Gerais in epidemic and non-epidemic periods. According to the sylvatic pattern of YF, a gradient of viral dissemination from rural towards urban areas was observed. A high YF positivity was observed for NHP carcasses collected in urban areas with a widespread occurrence in 67 municipalities of Minas Gerais, including large urban centers. Although there was no documented case of urban/Aedes YFV transmission to humans in Brazil during the 2016–2019 outbreaks, YFV-infected NHP in urban areas with high infestation by Aedes aegypti poses risks for YFV urban/Aedes transmission and urbanization., Author summary Brazil faced the most massive sylvatic yellow fever (YF) outbreak in 2016–2019. The outbreak affected highly densely populated areas, and Minas Gerais was the most affected state with thousands of deaths of human and non-human primates (NHP). We investigated the yellow fever virus (YFV) RNA in NHP carcasses collected throughout Minas Gerais in 2017 and 2018. We demonstrated the wide occurrence of YFV-infected NHP, including the viral persistence during the non-epidemic dry season of 2017. YFV RNA was detected in NHP carcasses in the urban, urban-rural interface and rural areas. We have also detected new YF cases in 49 municipalities where YF cases have not been previously detected during the outbreaks. Estimates of YFV genomic load in naturally infected NHP carcasses showed high and similar loads in specimens (Alouatta, Callithrix, and Callicebus) collected in rural areas and lower genomic loads in the urban-rural interface and urban Callithrix specimens. The presence of YFV inside urban areas poses an imminent risk, although no human case was epidemiologically linked to urban/Aedes transmission during the last outbreaks in Brazil.

The yellow fever virus (YFV) epidemic in Brazil is the largest in decades. The recent discovery of YFV in Brazilian Aedes species mosquitos highlights a need to monitor the risk of reestablishment of urban YFV transmission in the Americas. We use a suite of epidemiological, spatial, and genomic approaches to characterize YFV transmission. We show that the age and sex distribution of human cases is characteristic of sylvatic transmission. Analysis of YFV cases combined with genomes generated locally reveals an early phase of sylvatic YFV transmission and spatial expansion toward previously YFV-free areas, followed by a rise in viral spillover to humans in late 2016. Our results establish a framework for monitoring YFV transmission in real time that will contribute to a global strategy to eliminate future YFV epidemics., info:eu-repo/semantics/published

Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T16:02:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-12-01 National Institutes of Health In Africa, Old World Primates are involved in the maintenance of sylvatic circulation of ZIKV. However, in Brazil, the hosts for the sylvatic cycle remain unknown. We hypothesized that free-living NHPs might play a role in urban/periurban ZIKV dynamics, thus we undertook an NHP ZIKV investigation in two cities in Brazil. We identified ZIKV-positive NHPs and sequences obtained were phylogenetically related to the American lineage of ZIKV. Additionally, we inoculated four C. penicillata with ZIKV and our results demonstrated that marmosets had a sustained viremia. The natural and experimental infection of NHPs with ZIKV, support the hypothesis that NHPs may be a vertebrate host in the maintainance of ZIKV transmission/circulation in urban tropical settings. Further studies are needed to understand the role they may play in maintaining the urban cycle of the ZIKV and how they may be a conduit in establishing an enzootic transmission cycle in tropical Latin America. São José do Rio Preto School of Medicine (FAMERP) Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima 5416 CEP: 15090-000, Vila São Pedro Laboratório de Vírus - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) Avenida Antônio Carlos 6627 CEP: 31270-901 Pampulha Center for Drug Research and Development Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) Avenida Antônio Carlos 6627 CEP: 31270-901 Pampulha Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL) Avenida Dr. Arnaldo 351 − 7 Andar Sala 706 CEP: 01246-000 Pacaembú Laboratory of Wildlife Comparative Pathology Department of Pathology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences University of São Paulo (LAPOCM-FMVZ-USP) Avenida Orlando Marques de Paiva 87 CEP: 05508-270 Department of Biology Institute of Biosciences Letters and Exact Sciences – São Paulo State University São José do Rio Preto – (IBILCE/UNESP), Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, CEP: 15054-000 Epidemiological Surveillance Departament of São José do Rio Preto Avenida Romeu Strazzi 199 CEP: 15084-010 Vila Sinibaldi São Paulo State University (Unesp) Institute for Biotechnology Alameda das Tecomarias s/n CEP: 18607-440 Chácara Capão Bonito Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Texas Medical Branch 301 University Blvd Centro de Controle de Zoonoses Belo Horizonte Council Rua Édna Quintel 173 CEP: 31270-705 São Bernardo Faceres Medical School Avenida Anísio Haddad 6751 CEP: 15090-305 Jardim Francisco Fernandes Department of Epidemiology School of Public Health of the University of São Paulo Avenida Dr. Arnaldo 715 CEP: 01246-904 Department of Pathology and Center of Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Center for Tropical Diseases Institute for Human Infections and Immunity University of Texas Medical Branch 301 University Blvd Department of Biology Institute of Biosciences Letters and Exact Sciences – São Paulo State University São José do Rio Preto – (IBILCE/UNESP), Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, CEP: 15054-000 São Paulo State University (Unesp) Institute for Biotechnology Alameda das Tecomarias s/n CEP: 18607-440 Chácara Capão Bonito National Institutes of Health: R24AI120942

Morcegos são hospedeiros de um elevado número de endo e ectoparasitos, porém o parasitismo nesses animais ainda é um campo pouco estudado. O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar morfologicamente as espécies de helmintos e ectoparasitos, avaliar a presença de DNA de hemoparasitos e identificar molecularmente algumas espécies de helmintos de morcegos do Estado de Minas Gerais. Foram necropsiados 319 morcegos de 33 espécies recebidos pelo Centro de Controle de Zoonoses do município de Belo Horizonte, no período de janeiro de 2013 a março de 2016, sendo: 208 Molossidae, 66 Phyllostomidae, 43 Vespertilionidae e 2 Emballonuridae. Do total de animais, 65 (20,3%) morcegos apresentaram helmintos. O hospedeiro mais frequentemente parasitado foi Eumops glaucinus. O parasitismo nas fêmeas (60%) foi maior do que nos machos (40%) e 100% dos hospedeiros parasitados eram adultos. Foram recuperados 341 espécimes de parasitos: 94 Rictulariidae, 4 Spiruridae, 41 Onchocercidae, 19 Molineidae, 55 Capillariidae (Nematoda), 20 Lecithodendriidae, 49 Anenterotrematidae, 50 Urotrematidae (Trematoda) e 17 Hymenolepididae (Cestoda), além de 4 larvas de nematódeos não identificados e 11 espécimes de trematódeos não identificados devido à baixa qualidade dos espécimes. O parasitismo por mais de uma espécie de helminto foi verificado em 21 hospedeiros. O helminto mais prevalente foi Pterygodermatites (Paucipectines) sp. Do total de 2093 espécimes de morcegos examinados para ectoparasitos, apenas 94 (4,5%) apresentaram parasitos, sendo recuperado um total de 260 espécimes: 28 Spinturnicidae, 122 Macronyssidae, 12 Trombiculidae (Acari, Mesostigmata), um Argasidae (Acari, Ixodida), quatro Polyctenidae (Insecta, Hemiptera), um Pulicidae (Insecta, Siphonaptera) e 91 Streblidae (Insecta, Diptera). O município que apresentou o maior número de hospedeiros parasitados foi Belo Horizonte. Os morcegos foram mais frequentemente parasitados por streblídeos e ácaros macronissídeos, com 51 e 25 hospedeiros infectados, respectivamente. Dentre as moscas, Paratrichobius longicrus foi a espécie mais prevalente, encontrada em 73,5% (37/51) dos hospedeiros parasitados por espécimes da família Streblidae. Dentre as famílias de ácaros e carrapatos, o macronissídeo Chiroptonyssus venezolanus foi a espécie mais prevalente, encontrada em 44% (11/25) dos hospedeiros parasitados pela subclasse Acari. As fêmeas de morcegos apresentaram mais ectoparasitos (68,6%) do que os machos (31,4%), assim como o parasitismo foi maior em adultos (87,2%) do que em relação aos filhotes (7,7%) e indivíduos jovens (5,1%). O parasitismo por mais de uma espécie de ectoparasito foi verificado em 10 hospedeiros. Com relação aos hemoparasitos, resultados preliminares mostraram 13 morcegos positivos para Trypanosomatidae e 47 para Piroplasmida, sendo duas amostras positivas para ambos. Dentre as amostras sequenciadas dos piroplasmídeos, 3 amostras foram identificadas com Babesia sp. e 15 como Theileria sp. O sequenciamento destas apresentou alta similaridade à Babesia bigemina e ao grupo Theileria orientalis/Theileria buffeli, respectivamente. Este trabalho contribui para um levantamento epidemiológico de espécies parasitas de morcegos com comportamento incomum no estado de Minas Gerais. Bats are hosts of a high number of endo and ectoparasites, however, parasitism in these animals is still little investigated. The objective of this work was to identify morphologically the species of helminths and ectoparasites, to evaluate molecularly the presence of hemoparasites and to molecularly identify some species of helminthes of bats of the State of Minas Gerais. Three hundred nineteen bats received by the Zoonoses Control Center of the municipality of Belo Horizonte from January 2013 to March 2016, were necropsied, being: 208 Molossidae, 66 Phyllostomidae, 43 Vespertilionidae and 2 Emballonuridae. Of the total number of animals, 65 (20.38%) presented helminths. The most frequently parasitized host was Eumops glaucinus. The parasitism in females (60%) was higher than in males (40%) and 100% of parasitized hosts were adults. Three hundred forty one specimens of parasites were recovered: 94 Rictulariidae, 4 Spiruridae, 41 Onchocercidae, 19 Molineidae, 55 Capillariidae (Nematoda), 20 Lecithodendriidae, 49 Anenterotrematidae, 50 Urotrematidae (Trematoda) and 17 Hymenolepididae (Cestoda), in addition to four larvae of nematodes unidentified and 11 specimens of unidentified trematodes. The parasitism by more than one helminth species was verified in 21 hosts. The most prevalent helminth was Pterygodermatites (Paucipectines) sp. Of the total of 2093 specimens of bats examined for ectoparasites, only 94 (4.49%) had parasites, and a total of 260 specimens were recovered: 28 Spinturnicidae, 122 Macronyssidae, 12 Trombiculidae (Acari, Mesostigmata), an Argasidae (Acari, Ixodida), 4 Polyctenidae (Insecta, Hemiptera), one Pulicidae (Insecta, Siphonaptera), 91 Streblidae (Insecta, Diptera) and one unidentified insect specimen. The municipality with the highest number of parasitized hosts was Belo Horizonte. Bats were most frequently parasitized by streblid batflies and macronissids mites, with 51 and 25 infected hosts, respectively. Among the flies, Paratrichobius longicrus was the most prevalent species, found in 73.54% (37/51) of hosts parasitized by Streblidae family specimens. Among mite and tick families, the macronissídeo Chiroptonyssus venezolanus was the most prevalent species found in 44% (11/25) of the hosts parasitized by the Acari subclass. Female bats showed more ectoparasites (68.6%) than males (31.4%), and parasitism was higher in adults (87.2%) than in newborn animals (7.7%) and young individuals (5.1%). Parasitism by more than one species of ectoparasite was verified in 10 hosts. With regard to hemoparasites, preliminary results showed 13 bats positive for Trypanosomatidae and 47 for Piroplasmida, two samples being positive for both. Among the sequenced samples of the Piroplasmida, 3 samples were identified with Babesia sp. and 15 as Theileria sp. Their sequencing showed a high similarity to Babesia bigemina and to Theileria orientalis/Theileria buffeli, respectively. This work contributes to an epidemiological survey of parasite species of bats with abnormal behavior in the state of Minas Gerais.

O parasitismo em serpentes é um grande problema para a criação desses animais em cativeiro e o levantamento das espécies que normalmente infectam serpentes, pode ser utilizado para indicar procedimentos que visam diminuir a mortalidade de animais da criação, bem como reduzir os sinais clínicos derivados do parasitismo. O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar os helmintos e ectoparasitos de Crotalus durissus (Serpentes, Viperidae) naturalmente parasitadas, recebidas pela Fundação Ezequiel Dias, oriundas de algumas localidades de Minas Gerais.. Foram eutanasiados 35 indivíduos adultos de C. durissus provenientes de 17 municípios do estado de Minas Gerais. As serpentes foram pesadas, medidas, inspecionadas à procura de ectoparasitos e abertas da cloaca até à boca. Cada órgão foi separado em uma placa com solução salina 0,85% para inspeção individual em microscópio estereoscópico à procura de helmintos. As fezes foram retiradas diretamente do intestino grosso dos animais para a realização de exame coproparasitológico. Os nematódeos e larvas de Acanthocephala foram fixados com formol 10% quente. Os ectoparasitos foram fixados em álcool 70%. As fezes foram sedimentadas, centrifugadas com éter e analisadas em microscópio óptico. Também foi realizada a descrição histopatológica da lesão em estômago provocado por Ophidascaris arndti. Dos 35 animais necropsiados, 24 (68,57%) estavam parasitados. Foram encontrados 19 (79,16%) animais parasitados com nematódeos Ophidascaris arndti, 6 (25%) com Hexametra boddaertii, 1 (4,16%) com Maracaya belemensis, 7 (29,16%) com Rhabdias filicaudalis, 4 (16,66%) com Kalicephalus inermis inermis, 1 (4,16%) com Kalicephalus costatus costatus, 1 (4,16%) com Kalicephalus sp., 1 (4,16%) com Hastospiculum onchocercum, 1 (4,16%) com uma larva de nematoda não identificada, 1 (4,16%) com larvas plerocercóides de Pseudophyllidea, 7 (29,16%) com larvas de Acanthocephala, 1 (4,16%) com ninfa de Porocephalus crotali e 2 (8,33%) com carrapatos da espécie Amblyomma rotundatum. Dos 35 exames coproparasitológicos, 24 (68,57%) indicaram a presença de ovos e/ou larvas de helmintos nas fezes, sendo: 11 (45,83%) de O. arndti, 5 (20,83%) de H. boddaertii/O.arndti, 6 (25%) de Rhabdias, 3 (12,5%) de Kalicephalus, 1 (4,16%) de H. onchocercum, 2 (8,33%) de Ascaridoidea e 3 (12,5%) de Rhabdtoidea. O EPF revelou ainda 2 (8,33%) animais parasitados com oocistos de coccídeos. As alterações patológicas no estômago ocasionadas por O. arndti foram compatíveis com o diagnóstico de gastrite granulomatosa multifocal, apresentando vários focos de lesão circunscrita com necrose central, delimitadas por infiltrado inflamatório linfoplasmohistiocitário, associado à presença de células epitelióides, localizados nas camadas submucosa, muscular e serosa. Parasitism in snakes is a major problem for breeding these animals in captivity. Therefore, a survey of species that normally infect snakes can be useful to indicate procedures aimed at reducing the mortality of animals in creation and also to reduce clinical signs of parasitism. The objective of this study was to identify the helminths and ectoparasites of Crotalus durissus (Serpentes, Viperidae) naturally parasitized, received by Foundation Ezequiel Dias, originating from some localities of Minas Gerais State. Thirty five adult individuals of C. durissus originated from 17 localities in the state of Minas Gerais were euthanized. Snakes were weighed, measured, inspected for the presence of ectoparasites and open from mouth to the cloaca. Each organ was separated on a plate with 0.85% saline for individual inspection in a stereomicroscope in a search for helminths. The feces were collected directly from the intestine of animals to conduct coproparasitologic. Nematodes and Acanthocephala larvae were fixed with 10% hot formalin. The ectoparasites were fixed in 70% alcohol. Feces were pelleted, centrifuged with ether and analyzed by light microscopy. A histopathological description of the injury caused in the stomach by the parasite Ophidascaris arndti, was performed. Of the 35 animals necropsied, 24 (68.57%) were parasitized. It was found 19 (79.16%) animals infected with nematodes Ophidascaris arndti, 6 (25%) with Hexametra boddaertii, 1 (4.16%) with Maracaya belemensis, 7 (29.16%) with Rhabdias filicaudalis, 4 (16 66%) with Kalicephalus inermis inermis, 1 (4.16%) with Kalicephalus costatus costatus, 1 (4.16%) with Kalicephalus sp., 1 (4.16%) with Hastospiculum onchocercum, 1 (4.16% ) with an unidentified nematode larvae, 1 (4.16%) with larvae of plerocercod Pseudophyllidea, 7 (29.16%) with larvae of Acanthocephala, 1 (4.16%) with nymph Porocephalus crotali and 2 (8,33%) with ticks of the species Amblyomma rotundatum. Of 35 fecal examinations, 24 (68.57%) indicated the presence of eggs and/or larvae of helminths, of which: 11 (45.83%) O. arndti, 5 (20.83%) of H. boddaertii/O. arndti, 6 (25%) of Rhabdias, 3 (12.5%) of Kalicephalus, 1 (4.16%) H. onchocercum, 2 (8.33%) Ascaroidea and 3 (12.5%) of Rhabdtoidea. The EPF also revealed 2 (8.33%) animals infected with coccidia oocysts. The pathological changes in the stomach caused by O. arndti were consistent with the diagnosis of granulomatous gastritis multifocal, with several foci of circumscribed lesion with central necrosis, surrounded by inflammatory infiltrate lymphoplasmohistiocytic associated with the presence of epithelioid cells located in submucosa, muscle and serosa layers.