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Year 2014 - Volume 34, Number 10
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Pulmonary lesions associated with parasitism by Sebekia oxycephala (Pentastomida) in free-ranging Black caimans (Melanosuchus niger Spix, 1825) from the Brazilian Amazon, 34(10):1002-1006
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ABSTRACT.- Cardoso A.M.C., Souza A.J.S., Menezes R.C., Pereira W.L.A. & Tortelly R. 2014. [Pulmonary lesions associated with parasitism by Sebekia oxycephala (Pentastomida) in free-ranging Black caimans (Melanosuchus niger Spix, 1825) from the Brazilian Amazon.] Lesões pulmonares associadas ao parasitismo por Sebekia oxycephala (Pentastomida) em jacarés-açu (Melanosuchus niger Spix, 1825) oriundos de vida livre na Amazônia brasileira. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 34(10):1002-1006. Laboratório de Patologia Animal, Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves 2501, Montese, Belém, PA 66077-530, Brazil. E-mail: adriana.maciel@ufra.edu.br
The goal of this study was to describe gross and microscopic lung lesions associated with the parasitism by Sebekia oxycephala between 100 specimens of black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) slaughtered in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve, situated in the Amazonas State, Brazil. During the macroscopic evaluation, specimens of parasites found in the lung tissue were collected individually in AFA (ethyl alcohol - formalin - glacial acetic acid) and 5% formalin for parasitological evaluation and taxonomic classification. Lung tissue samples of all the animals, regardless of the occurrence of gross lesions, were fixed in 10% formalin and embedded in paraffin. Histological sections obtained from the samples stained by Hematoxylin-Eosin were evaluated by light microscopy. Grossly, 4 of the 100 animals (4%) presented pentastomid specimens in the lung parenchyma. These parasites were taxonomically classified as Sebekia oxycephala. No macroscopic alterations were observed, however microscopically pulmonary lesions were found in 37% of the cases, and inflammatory lesions associated with the parasitism corresponded to 75.6% of them (28/37). In these cases, degenerate segments and eggs of S. oxycephala were surrounded by a fibrous capsule and inflammatory infiltrate composed predominantly by foreign body giant cells. Three specimens exhibited thickening of the alveolar septa and seven specimens presented multifocal inflammatory granulocytic infiltration in the lung parenchyma. Generally, the associated parasitic lesions had mild intensity and did not appear to represent an important cause of lung disease in the studied population. This is the first description of lung lesions in M. niger associated with parasitism by S. oxycephala in the Brazilian Amazon. |
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