Abstract
We report the occurrence of nematodes collected from the gut of roadkilled crab-eating foxes (two adult males and one juvenile female), Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766), found on the BR 262 highway in Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil in 2011. Three helminth species were identified: Ancylostoma buckleyi, Pterygodermatites (Multipectines) pluripectinata, and Ascaridia galli. These nematodes are reported for the first time to infect C. thous from the Brazilian Pantanal wetlands, thereby expanding their geographical distribution.
Highlights
Studies of helminths in wild species are important when performing an inventory of species diversity and when determining the risk that parasites may pose to public health (MARTINS et al, 2004)
We report the occurrence of nematodes collected from the gut of roadkilled crab-eating foxes, Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766), found on the BR 262 highway in Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil in 2011
We report the occurrence of nematodes in the crab-eating fox from the Pantanal wetlands, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil
Summary
Studies of helminths in wild species are important when performing an inventory of species diversity and when determining the risk that parasites may pose to public health (MARTINS et al, 2004). In Brazil, it can be found in the Cerrado, Pantanal, Caatinga, and Atlantic Rainforest, with the exception of the Amazon basin (COURTENAY & MAFFEI, 2004) It is one of the most common roadkilled species in Brazil (BEISIEGEL et al, 2013); in the Pantanal biome, it is abundant (TROLLE & KÉRY, 2005; BIANCHI, 2009; TOMAS et al, 2010). This canid can serve as the host of several
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