Trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma spp. are zoonosis and anthropozoonosis with importance in human and veterinary medicine. The Chagas Disease represents one of most important in the Americas and is caused by the infection with Trypanosoma cruzi. The hosts are infected mainly by contact of the vector infected feces with open orifice when insect bite, or gastrointestinal tract. The prevention is mainly based on the vector control measures. It is as disease difficult to treat, and you can almost exclusively in the acute phase. This study aimed to describe the epidemiological, zoonotic, clinical, pathological and diagnostic of Chagas Disease.

One herein reports a successful case of celiotomy by plastrotomy for removal of foreign bodies in yellow-footed tortoise (Geochelone denticulata). The animal was treated at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Piaui, with appetite loss, regurgitation, constipation, lethargy, reluctance to walk and slightly reddish ocular mucous membranes. Radiographic examination was performed, confirming the presence of foreign bodies in the stomach. The tortoise underwent celiotomy by plastrotomy for the removal of the foreign bodies. The opening of the plastron was performed through the abdominal shields, with the aid of a circular mini grinding saw. One performed an incision in the midline between the two abdominal veins to access the abdominal cavity. A gastrotomy for removal of the foreign bodies (nails, toothpicks, stones, pieces of plastic, glass and crockery pieces) was performed after the location of the stomach. The surgery was successful and confirmed with radiographic evaluation in the immediate postoperative period. The celiotomy by plastrotomy for removal of foreign bodies in that animal proved to be a viable, very important and safe technique to the survival of chelonians.

A espirocercose, causada pelo parasito Spirocerca lupi, é considerada sub-clínica, sendo, na maioria das vezes, diagnosticada na necropsia. O exame endoscópio é o mais indicado no diagnóstico, mas a radiografia também pode auxiliar. O tratamento pode ser clínico ou cirúrgico. O presente trabalho tem o objetivo de descrever o tratamento cirúrgico de nódulos de Spirocerca lupi em um cão. Foi selecionada para fazer parte de uma pesquisa uma cadela sem raça definida, adulta. Foi realizado exame clínico e radiografia contrastada do esôfago com resultados normais. O animal foi submetido a esofagotomia torácica. Durante o trans-operatório foram constatados no esôfago grandes nódulos de Spirocerca lupi, os quais foram removidos. O esôfago foi suturado em pontos separados simples em plano único. A cavidade torácica foi fechada de forma rotineira. A dieta pós-operatória constou de líquidos por três dias, alimentos pastosos por mais três dias e a seguir ração comercial. A cadela foi acompanhada durante noventa dias e não apresentou alterações clínicas dignas de nota O animal se recuperou completamente. Concluiu-se que nódulos de Spirocerca lupi podem ser removidos cirurgicamente com êxito. O exame clínico e radiográfico não foram suficientes para diagnóstico da espirocercose no caso relatado.

Peccaries are wild mammals belonging to the Tayassu genus that are found almost everywhere in the Americas and have demonstrated great potential as an experimental model for scientific investigations. Twelve healthy adult animals were sedated to perform echocardiographic examinations in B, M and Doppler mode. The variables that exhibited statistically significant correlation coefficients with weight were LVFWd, LVIDd, LVIDs, E wave, A’RV, MAM, and TAPSE. The HR exhibited a negative relationship with the IVRT. The LA variable showed a positive correlation with the AO. The MAM exhibited correlations with the LVIDd and LVIDs. The TAPSE showed positive correlations with the E’RV and A’RV. The present study provides the first reference values for echocardiographic measurements in B, M and Doppler modes from peccaries anesthetized with ketamine and midazolam. Echocardiography was easy to perform in collared peccaries, and the collected data revealed values that can aid in their clinical management and conservation.

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