1. Intestinal and blood parasites in Amazon parrots destined for relocation in Guatemala.
- Author
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Rooney MB, Burkhard MJ, Greiner E, Zeng QY, and Johnson J
- Subjects
- Animals, Coccidia isolation & purification, Coccidiosis diagnosis, Coccidiosis epidemiology, Female, Guatemala epidemiology, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic diagnosis, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic epidemiology, Male, Parasitemia diagnosis, Parasitemia epidemiology, Parasitemia parasitology, Prevalence, Coccidiosis veterinary, Feces parasitology, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic veterinary, Parasitemia veterinary, Parrots parasitology
- Abstract
Approximately 350 Amazon parrots were destined for relocation in Peten province, northeastern Guatemala. In random sampling of the parrots, 95 blood and 75 fecal samples were examined individually for parasites. Coccidia were present in 6.0% (3/50) of Amazona autumnalis autumnalis, and they were the only parasites detected. There were no blood parasites observed in 64 A. a. autumnalis, four Amazona pionus senilis, 16 Amazona ferinosa guatemala, 10 Amazona albifronsus albifronsus, and one Amazona xantholora. No fecal parasites were observed in four A. p. senilis, 12 A. f. guatemala, eight A. a. albifronsus, and one A. xantholora.
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- 2001
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