Intestinal Parasites in Pecari tajacu and Sus scrofa domesticus in the Caatinga from Southeastern Piauí, Brazil

Abstract

Tayassuidae Suidae Helminths Infectious diseases Zoonoses ConservationThis study identifies gastrointestinal parasites in the feces of Pecari tajacu (caititu) and Sus scrofa domesticus (domestic pig) in southeastern Piauı´, Brazil. The region covers 2 protected areas, Serra da Capivara National Park and Serra das Confuso˜es National Park, and surrounding communities. Fecal samples from 64 animals, 42 from domestic swine and 22 from caititu, collected between 1985 and 2013, were analyzed by optical microscopy. Helminths and/or protozoa were found in 64% of the domestic pig samples and 27% of the caititu samples, totaling 18 morphospecies:

Preparing Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu Linnaeus, 1758) for Reintroduction into the Wild: A Screening for Parasites and Hemopathogens of a Captive Population

“…Culturally, they are important to indigenous communities that have used the species for food, medicinal, and religious purposes for thousands of years [8]. Previous studies on the collared peccary in populations from different biomes present in Brazil detected endoparasites such as B. coli, Entamoeba, Strongylida, and A. suum in captive collared peccaries from the Amazon region [9,10] and Strongylida and Spirurida in the captive collared peccaries from Caatinga [11]. Regarding hemopathogens, Mycoplasma suis has been found in captive peccaries from the Atlantic Forest [12] and T. evansi in the Pantanal [13].…”