Frequency of parasitic forms in fecal samples of maned wolf in different seasons of the year at the Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

D.C Marins,S.F Bruno,L.A Barros

doi:10.1590/1678-4162-12347

Abstract

Frequency of parasitic forms in fecal samples of maned wolf in different seasons of the year at the Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Highlights

The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus Illiger, 1815) is the largest canid in South America, considered near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and classified as endangered in the “vulnerable” degree by the official list issued by the Ministry of the Environment of Brazil (Plano..., 2019)
The species is observed in Brazil from the northeast region to part of Rio Grande do Sul state, and in Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay
Due to the fragmentation process of native Cerrado areas, these wolves came into contact with domestic species and environments, significantly increasing the likelihood of infection by numerous infectious agents, which at first were specific to domestic animals, including gastrointestinal parasites (Braga et al, 2010; Curi et al, 2010, 2012; Santos et al, 2012; Paula et al, 2013)

Summary

Introduction

The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus Illiger, 1815) is the largest canid in South America, considered near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and classified as endangered in the “vulnerable” degree by the official list issued by the Ministry of the Environment of Brazil (Plano..., 2019). Due to the fragmentation process of native Cerrado areas, these wolves came into contact with domestic species and environments, significantly increasing the likelihood of infection by numerous infectious agents, which at first were specific to domestic animals, including gastrointestinal parasites (Braga et al, 2010; Curi et al, 2010, 2012; Santos et al, 2012; Paula et al, 2013). The study of the parasitofauna of wild species in natural environments like the maned wolf is of key importance for the evaluation of the parasite

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