Gastrointestinal Parasites in Captive Animals at the Rio de Janeiro Zoo.
Alynne da Silva BarbosaJéssica Lima PinheiroClaudijane Ramos Dos SantosCamila Souza Carvalho Class de LimaLaís Verdan DibGinette Villar EcharteAnderson Mendes AugustoAugusto Cézar Machado Pereira BastosClaudia M Antunes UchôaOtilio Machado Pereira BastosFernanda Nunes SantosAna Beatriz Monteiro FonsecaMaria Regina Reis AmendoeiraPublished in: Acta parasitologica (2019)
The positivity rate for gastrointestinal parasites demonstrates the need for a sanitation management program to be implemented in the zoo, including routine diagnostic parasitology tests followed by specific treatment for each parasitosis.