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Coccidiosis in clinically asymptomatic alpaca (Vicugna pacos) crias from the Peruvian Andes

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dc.contributor.author Gomez-Puerta, L.A.
dc.contributor.author Carrasco, J.
dc.contributor.author Robles, K.
dc.contributor.author Vargas-Calla, A.
dc.contributor.author Cribillero, N.G.
dc.contributor.author Arroyo Hurtado, Gianfranco
dc.contributor.author Castillo, Hugo
dc.contributor.author Lopez-Urbina, M.T.
dc.contributor.author Gonzalez Zariquiey, Armando Emiliano
dc.date.accessioned 2021-10-04T23:00:56Z
dc.date.available 2021-10-04T23:00:56Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9797
dc.description.abstract Parasites of the genus Eimeria are involved in the neonatal diarrhea complex of alpaca (Vicugna pacos) crias, and infection by Eimeria is commonly known as coccidiosis. There are limited reports of these protozoa in clinically asymptomatic crias. In this study, fecal samples from 78 clinically asymptomatic alpaca crias were analyzed to evaluate the prevalence, parasitological load, and diversity of Eimeria species. This study was conducted in the Quenamari community located in the Peruvian Andes (Marangani, Cuzco) at 4500 m above sea level. All fecal samples were examined for parasites using the quantitative McMaster and modified Stoll techniques. Microscopic examination showed the presence of Eimeria oocysts in 68 out of the 78 samples (87.18%). Among the 78 samples we found E. lamae in 67 (85.90%), E. punoensis in 49 (62.82%), E. alpacae in 42 (53.85%), E. macusaniensis in 32 (41.03%), and E. ivitaensis in four (5.13%). Regarding parasitized crias, overall there was a mean parasitological load of 43,920 oocysts per gram of feces (OPG). Eimeria lamae had the highest parasitological load (mean 206,600 OPG). These findings could be due to environmental contamination with oocysts of different Eimeria species. Additional research is needed to determine if this burden of coccidiosis could produce subclinical impacts to the health of alpaca crias en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseries Parasitology International
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Alpaca en_US
dc.subject Coccidiosis en_US
dc.subject Cria en_US
dc.subject Eimeria en_US
dc.subject Vicugna pacos en_US
dc.title Coccidiosis in clinically asymptomatic alpaca (Vicugna pacos) crias from the Peruvian Andes en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2021.102438
dc.relation.issn 1873-0329


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