Submetido em 30/11/2009 Aceito para publicação em 18/04/2010 Resumo Este estudo visou registrar o parasitismo gastrintestinal por Giardia sp. e Cryptosporidium sp. em arara azul (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) na região sul do Brasil. Amostras de fezes de dois exemplares deste psitacídeo PDQWLGRV HP FDWLYHLUR QR HVWDGR GR 5LR *UDQGH GR 6XO IRUDP DQDOLVDGR SHODV WpFQLFDV GH FHQWUtIXJR ÀXWXDomR FRP VXOIDWR GH ]LQFR H[DPH GLUHWR H .LQ\RXQ SDUD SHVTXLVD GH SDUDVLWRV 1DV DUDUDV REVHUYRXVH XPD LQIHFomR mista por ovos de Capillaria, cistos de Giardia sp. e oocistos de Cryptosporidium sp. Este caso refere-se ao primeiro registro destes protozoários em arara azul.
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