FIRST REPORT OF DIGENEANS: CLINOSTOMIDAE METACERCARIA INFECTING PIRAPITINGA IN THE STATE OF ACRE, BRASIL

Authors

  • Paula de Lacerda Santos Ribeiro
  • Isabela Cristina Picolo
  • Williane Silva do Nascimento
  • Matheus Calixto Moura
  • Junio Roney Lima Dantas
  • Francisco Glauco de Araújo Santos
  • Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti Editor "South American Journal of Basic Education, Technical and Technological" - Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC)
  • Lisandro Juno Soares Vieira

Abstract

This article presents the first report of Clinostomum sp. infecting Piaractus brachypomus in Acre. Specimens of Clinostomum sp. were identified in fish cultured in fish farming in the rural municipality of Bujari, Acre. This was the first report of Piaractus brachypomus as secondary host of Clinostomum sp. in the state of Acre, being another parasite with zoonotic potential in it. A greater extent of occurrence of Clinostomum sp. in Brazil was verified.

Author Biography

Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti, Editor "South American Journal of Basic Education, Technical and Technological" - Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC)

Graduado em Ciências Biológicas

Especialista em Didática e Metodologia do Ensino Superior

Mestre em Genética e Toxicologia Aplicada

Doutor em Biologia Experimental

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Published

2018-05-11

How to Cite

Ribeiro, P. de L. S., Picolo, I. C., Nascimento, W. S. do, Moura, M. C., Dantas, J. R. L., Santos, F. G. de A., Meneguetti, D. U. de O., & Vieira, L. J. S. (2018). FIRST REPORT OF DIGENEANS: CLINOSTOMIDAE METACERCARIA INFECTING PIRAPITINGA IN THE STATE OF ACRE, BRASIL. South American Journal of Basic Education, Technical and Technological, 5(1). Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufac.br/index.php/SAJEBTT/article/view/1819

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018): V.5, N.1, 2018

Section

Comunicação Breve

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