Ocorrência de Giardia sp. e Cryptosporidium sp. em Leopardus weidii de vida livre

Abstract

Leopardus weiidi (gato-maracajá) is a neotropical mammal with has a wide distribution in Brazil. In the municipality of Cachoeira do Sul, RS, a fecal sample from a specimen captured for treatment was collected and analyzed by the centrifugal-flotation method with zinc sulfate for research of parasites. A large number of cysts of Giardia sp. and oocysts of Cryptosporidium sp. was observed. The results indicate that L. weeidi is a host of these protozoa.