Presence of blood parasites in the yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoides denticulata) (Linnaeus, 1766) sold at the Belen market, Iquitos, Peru

Authors

  • Luis Batalla L. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  • Eva Casas A. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  • Rosa Julca Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  • Nofre Sánchez Estación Experimental del Centro de Investigación IVITA-Iquitos, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Iquitos
  • Roxana Angelats Agrovet Market Animal Health, Lima
  • Gianmarco Rojas Parque Zoológico Huachipa, Lima
  • Jorge Cárdenas Global Health Initiative, Wabash College, Indiana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v26i3.11168

Keywords:

Chelonoides denticulata, yellow-footed tortoise, hemoparasites, haemogregarine

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify and determine the presence of blood parasites in yellow-footed tortoises sold in the market of Belen, Iquitos, Peru and their association with sex, body weight, hematocrit and parasitemia. Blood samples were collected from 47 tortoises in July 2010. The thin blood smears with Giemsa, the microcapillary Woo technique and the Buffy coat technique were used for the identification of the haemoparasites. The results showed the presence of Haemogregarina sp in 74.5% of the samples, being 68.8% in females and 86.7% in males. There were mature gamonts (11.09 ± 1.42 μm length x 5.82 ± 0.76 μm wide) and inmature gamonts (14.85 ± 0.69 μm x 3.26 ± 0.41 μm). There were no significant differences between the presence of the parasite and the variables sex, weight, hematocrit and parasitemia level.

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RIVEP 26(3), 2015

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Published

2015-09-14

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 3 (2015)

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Copyright (c) 2015 Luis Batalla L., Eva Casas A., Rosa Julca, Nofre Sánchez, Roxana Angelats, Gianmarco Rojas, Jorge Cárdenas

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Batalla L., L., Casas A., E., Julca, R., Sánchez, N., Angelats, R., Rojas, G., & Cárdenas, J. (2015). Presence of blood parasites in the yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoides denticulata) (Linnaeus, 1766) sold at the Belen market, Iquitos, Peru. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 26(3), 489-496. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v26i3.11168