Abstract
ABSTRACT: The Dioctophyme renale is a helminth parasite of the kidney usually seen in domestic and wild carnivores and rarely in human beings. This is a report about the parasitism of D. renale found in the kidney of two roadkill lesser grisons (Galictis cuja) in the North of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The report of this parasitism in this species is important to complement the records about this native carnivore as a contributor in the epidemiologic chain while host/disseminator of this helminth with zoonotic potential.
Highlights
RESUMO: O Dioctophyme renale é um helminto parasita renal observado normalmente em carnívoros domésticos e silvestres e excepcionalmente em seres humanos
The lesser grison (Galictis cuja) is a mammal that belongs to the Mustelidae Family, Order Carnivora and can be found in South America, from East to South in Brazil (REID; HELGEN, 2008)
Considering that the consequences of parasitic diseases in this species increase the incidence of roadkill, researches about the helminth fauna of wild animals are as important to the wildlife conservation as to public health (LAFFERTY, 1997), since some of the parasites have a zoonotic potential
Summary
RESUMO: O Dioctophyme renale é um helminto parasita renal observado normalmente em carnívoros domésticos e silvestres e excepcionalmente em seres humanos. According to VIEIRA (1996), G. cuja is the fifth most often road killed mammal species in Central Brazil, corresponding to 6.1% of all roadkill in the region.
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