Retrospective study of the mortality of the Vieira's titi monkey (Plecturocebus vieirai) at the Sorocaba Zoo, Brazil.

Autor: Silva ML; Parque Zoológico Municipal Quinzinho de Barros, PZMQB, São Paulo, Brazil., Caiaffa MG; Parque Zoológico Municipal Quinzinho de Barros, PZMQB, São Paulo, Brazil., da Costa ALM; Parque Zoológico Municipal Quinzinho de Barros, PZMQB, São Paulo, Brazil., Ferreira-Machado E; Centro de Patologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil., Ervedosa TB; Centro de Patologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil., Navas-Suárez PE; Centro de Patologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil., Guerra JM; Centro de Patologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil., Matos FN; Parque Zoológico Municipal Quinzinho de Barros, PZMQB, São Paulo, Brazil., Gonzaga CRR; Parque Zoológico Municipal Quinzinho de Barros, PZMQB, São Paulo, Brazil., de Azevedo Fernandes NCC; Centro de Patologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil., Teixeira RHF; Parque Zoológico Municipal Quinzinho de Barros, PZMQB, São Paulo, Brazil.; Programa de Pós-graduação de Animais Selvagens UNESP/Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.; Universidade de Sorocaba, UNISO, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of medical primatology [J Med Primatol] 2024 Feb; Vol. 53 (1), pp. e12685. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 27.
DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12685
Abstrakt: Background: The Vieira's titi monkey (Plecturocebus vieirai) was recently described and characterized as endemic to Brazil. According to the IUCN red list, this species is classified as critically endangered (CR). At the date of the publication of this manuscript, there are no published data on the health aspects of this species.
Methods: For this study, the necropsy, and histopathological data of the mortality of P. vieirai at Sorocaba Zoo (São Paulo, Brazil) were collected and analyzed.
Results: Causes of death diagnosed included disorders of the urinary, gastrointestinal, immune, and circulatory systems.
Conclusions: This study provides information regarding the pathological conditions of P. vieirai and points to urinary and gastrointestinal diseases as the main causes of death in this species at Sorocaba Zoo. These results can help veterinarians who have this species under their care diagnose and deal with it more quickly, increasing the probability of survival.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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