Endoparasite survey in Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) under rehabilitation in the Peruvian Amazon

Endoparasite survey in Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) under rehabilitation in the Peruvian Amazon

Manatee populations are declining worldwide, and all currently existing species are considered vulnerable by the IUCN. The most common problems during nurturing young Amazonian manatees, Trichechus inunguis, in rescue centres are of gastrointestinal nature leading to inappetence, diarrhoea, cachexia...

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Main Authors: Philipp Sziderics, Alessandra R. Medrano Zavala, Edmundo Guadalupe Parada Lopez, E. Leonardo Davila Panduro, Juan J.E. Sanchez Babilonia, Maria S. Unterköfler, David Ebmer, Emmanouil A. Koumantakis, Jim W. Ruiz Pezo, Franco I. Macedo Tafur, Luis A. Gomez-Puerta, Hans-Peter Fuehrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Subjects:
Amazonian manatee
Coccidiosis
Eimeria
Eimeria trichechi
Parasitology
Aquatic mammals
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221322442400107X
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