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Estudo de ectoparasitas no porquinho-da-Índia e noutros pequenos roedores domésticos

Authors: Veloso, Inês Maximiano Ferreira;

Estudo de ectoparasitas no porquinho-da-Índia e noutros pequenos roedores domésticos

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ABSTRACT - STUDY OF ECTOPARASITES IN GUINEA PIGS AND OTHER DOMESTIC SMALL RODENTS - Nowadays, small rodents are becoming more popular around the world as house pets and some of them are vastly used in laboratorial and medical research. These animals are sometimes hosts of ectoparasites, some of them with zoonotic potencial. However, in Portugal little is known about the prevalence of ectoparasites in small pet rodents, and about their potencial impact in public health. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the most common ectoparasites in small pet rodents in Portugal, in particular in the Lisbon district. A total of 44 samples from animal suspected of being infested with ectoparasites, were gathered at the practise (34 animals were collected from the clinic arquives and the other 10 were gathered during the six months of internship). 38 of them were guinea pigs, four were murids (two rats and two mice), one cricetid (one golden hamster) and one chinchilla. These animals were later analysed through dermatological techniques, such as direct observation of the fur, trichogram, superficial and deep skin scrapings, adhesive tape test and observation of the gathered samples under light microscope. A descriptive statistical analysis was performed with the gathered data. Guinea pigs (n=38) were positive to Trixacarus caviae (52,6%), Chirodiscoides caviae (21,1%), Demodex caviae (2,6%), Notoedres muris (2,6%), Psoroptes cuniculi (2,6%), Sarcoptes scabiei (2,6%), Gliricola porcelli (13,2%) and Gyropus ovalis (2,6%). The murids (n=4) were positive to Trixacarus caviae and Myocoptes musculinus. The chinchilla (n=1) was positive to Trixacarus caviae and the cricetid (n=1) was positive to Demodex aurati. Out of the 44 examined animals, 23 (52,3%) were infested with the mite Trixacarus caviae, eight (18,2%) with the mite Chirodiscoides caviae, one (2,3%) with the mite Demodex caviae, one (2,3%) with the mite Demodex aurati, one (2,3%) with the mite Notoedres muris, two (4,5%) with the mite Myocoptes musculinus, one (2,3%) with the mite Psoroptes cuniculi, one (2,3%) with the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, five (11,4%) with the lice Gliricola porcelli and one (2,3%) with the lice Gyropus ovalis. It was verified that in guinea pigs the lice prevalence (15,8%) is much lower than the mite prevalence (84,2%), and that the most prevalent lice is Gliricola porcelli and the most prevalent mite is Trixacarus caviae.

Os pequenos roedores são animais cada vez mais escolhidos como animais de estimação um pouco por todo o mundo, sendo muitos deles também utilizados em investigações médicas e laboratoriais. Estes animais são, por vezes, hospedeiros de ectoparasitas, alguns deles com potencial zoonótico. Contudo, em Portugal, pouco se sabe sobre as prevalências destes parasitas nos roedores domésticos e sobre o seu potencial impacto na saúde pública. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a prevalência dos ectoparasitas considerados mais comuns nos pequenos roedores domésticos em Portugal, em particular na região de Lisboa. Foram recolhidos ao nível da clínica, um total de 44 casos suspeitos de presença de ectoparasitas (34 foram recolhidos dos arquivos da clínica e os restantes 10 foram recolhidos durante o período de seis meses de estágio), estando estes distribuídos por 38 porquinhos-da-Índia, quatro murídeos (duas ratazanas e dois ratos), um cricetídeo (um hamster dourado) e uma chinchila. Os animais foram posteriormente analisados através de técnicas de exame direto do pêlo, recolha do mesmo e tricograma, raspagens superficial e profunda da pele, teste da fita adesiva e observação ao microscópio ótico. Procedeu-se ainda à análise estatística descritiva dos dados obtidos. Os porquinhos-da-Índia (n=38) foram positivos a Trixacarus caviae (52,6%), Chirodiscoides caviae (21,1%), Demodex caviae (2,6%), Notoedres muris (2,6%), Psoroptes cuniculi (2,6%), Sarcoptes scabiei (2,6%), Gliricola porcelli (13,2%) e Gyropus ovalis (2,6%). Os murídeos (n=4) foram positivos a Trixacarus caviae (50%) e Myocoptes musculinus (50%). A chinchila (n=1) foi positiva a Trixacarus caviae e o cricetídeo (n=1) foi positivo a Demodex aurati. Dos 44 animais examinados, 23 (52,3%) denotaram a presença do ácaro Trixacarus caviae, oito (18,2%) do ácaro Chirodiscoides caviae, um (2,3%) do ácaro Demodex caviae, um (2,3%) do Demodex aurati, um (2,3%) do ácaro Notoedres muris, dois (4,5%) do ácaro Myocoptes musculinus, um (2,3%) do ácaro Psoroptes cuniculi, um (2,3%) do ácaro Sarcoptes scabiei, cinco (11,4%) do piolho Gliricola porcelli e um (2,3%) do piolho Gyropus ovalis. Verificou-se que em porquinhos-da-Índia a prevalência de piolhos (15,8%) é bastante inferior à de ácaros (84,2%), sendo Gliricola porcelli e Trixacarus caviae, o piolho e ácaro, respetivamente, mais prevalentes nos pequenos roedores domésticos da amostra.

Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária

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Lisbon, Lisboa, Prevalências, Portugal, Pet rodents, Prevalence, Roedores domésticos, Ectoparasites, Ectoparasitas

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