10.6084/m9.figshare.7510718.v1
Giane Serafim da Silva
Giane Serafim da
Silva
Daiane Mompean Romera
Daiane Mompean
Romera
Maykon Bichoffi do Prado
Maykon Bichoffi do
Prado
Vando Edésio Soares
Vando Edésio
Soares
Marcelo Vasconcelos Meireles
Marcelo Vasconcelos
Meireles
Mello and Campos (1974) method adapted for the recovery of cestodes in birds ( Gallus domesticus )
SciELO journals
2018
Gallus domesticus
birds
cestoda
helminths
Mello and Campos
2018-12-26 03:56:59
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Mello_and_Campos_1974_method_adapted_for_the_recovery_of_cestodes_in_birds_Gallus_domesticus_/7510718
<div><p>ABSTRACT: The specific diagnosis and evaluation of the intensity of avian helminth infections are essential for efficacy studies and the determination of drug doses targeted to their control. This study evaluated the Mello and Campos method, originally described for parasitological diagnosis in dogs, in the recovery of scolices from cestode parasites of poultry (Gallus domesticus ). A total of 52 naturally infected birds obtained from farms underwent parasitological necropsy using the Mello and Campos method. The method consisted of four steps: content, soaking, scraping and evaluation. The number of scolices recovered per bird ranged from 1 to 4,345, and the highest number of scolices was recovered from material derived from the soaking step. The cestodes species diagnosed were Amoebotaenia cuneata , Choanotaenia infundibulum , Hymenolepis sp., Raillietina tetragona , Raillietina echinobothrida and Raillietina cesticillus . The Mello and Campos method, originally used to test for helminths in dogs, was effective in avian cestode testing because it includes a soaking step, which enables a more efficient recovery of scolices.</p></div>