Infecção multiespécies pelo gênero eimeria e coinfecções bacterianas em coelhos (oryctolagus cuniculus) no biotério da fundação de parques municipais e zoobotânica, belo horizonte, minas gerais: relato de caso.

Abstract

The present description aims to report a case of infection by coccidia of the genus Eimeria and its main species found in rabbits in bioterium at the Fundação de Parques Municipais e Zoobotânica de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. A herd of about 198 individuals was evaluated, which were divided into groups - does, bucks, does with their kittens, weaned kittens and young from the pre-slaughter paddock - where most of the weaned pups had a history of diarrhea, which resulted in high mortality in the herd. For diagnostic purposes, complementary exams such as coproparasitology, necropsy and microbiological culture were performed. Among the samples analyzed, oocysts of the genus Eimeria were found in 40%, and the differentiation of the species was carried out by morphometric characterization, identifying: E. nagpurensis, E. exigua, E. magna, E. media, E. perforans, E. intestinalis, E. coecicola, E. flavescens. At necropsies, alterations suggestive of systemic bacterial infection were found, indicating failures in sanitary management. Countless are the damages caused by the infectious process, being necessary to know the pathogenesis of the parasite to intervene in its biological cycle.