Capillaria hepatica in Puma concolor: First Report in Brazil

Rosiléia M. Quadros; Célso Pilati; Sandra M. T. Marques; Marcelo Mazzolli; Rodrigo C. Benedet

doi:10.1638/2008-0194.1

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Rosiléia M. Quadros, Célso Pilati, Sandra M. T. Marques, Marcelo Mazzolli, Rodrigo C. Benedet^*

^*From the Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade do Planalto Catarinense, Lages, Santa Catarina, Av. Castelo Branco, 170, Bairro Universitário, Lages, CEP 88509‐900, Brazil (Quadros); Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Avenida Luis de Camões, 2090, CEP 88520‐000, Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Pilati); Department of Clinical Veterinary Pathology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9090, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 91540‐000, Brazil (Marques); Projeto Puma, Av. Castelo Branco, 170, Lages, CEP 88509‐900 (Mazzolli); and Regional Development Secretariat, Lages, Wenselaw Franklin, Bairro São Cristóvão, Lages, Santa Catarina, CEP 88508‐350 (Benedet). Correspondence should be directed to Dr. Marques (sandra.marques@ufrgs.br).

Abstract

Capillaria hepatica was detected by histopathologic diagnosis in two cougars that were shot in April 2008 in Painel, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Macroscopic analysis of their livers revealed the presence of diffuse granulomas, and the histopathologic analysis indicated the presence of C. hepatica eggs, surrounded by mononuclear inflammatory cell infiltrate, small foci of necrosis, and mild-to-moderate fibrosis. This is the first report of C. hepatica in cougars (Puma concolor) in Brazil.

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Rosiléia M. Quadros, Célso Pilati, Sandra M. T. Marques, Marcelo Mazzolli, and Rodrigo C. Benedet "Capillaria hepatica in Puma concolor: First Report in Brazil," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 40(3), 586-587, (1 September 2009). https://doi.org/10.1638/2008-0194.1

Received: 12 November 2008; Published: 1 September 2009

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