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Oliveira REMD, Rossi S, Attademo FLN, Santoro TA, Revorêdo RÂ, Farias DSDD, Lima MA, Batista JS, Silva FJDL, Gavilan SA, Oliveira MFD. Colocolic Intussusception Associated with Octangium sp. (Digenea: Microscaphidiidae) in a Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas. JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH 2021; 33:17-23. [PMID: 33713491 DOI: 10.1002/aah.10115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Reports of intussusception in sea turtles are generally linked to marine debris ingestion; therefore, only a few cases of the disease are associated with parasitic infestations. The objective of this study was to describe the necropsy findings of the first reported case of colocolic intussusception in a green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, associated with the helminth Octangium sp. A juvenile female green sea turtle, which was registered and rescued by the team from the Cetaceans Project of Costa Branca, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, was examined. The animal died 1 d after being treated and was immediately submitted for necropsy. Our findings indicated that parasitic infestation by Octangium sp. in the green sea turtle caused intussusception and consequently led to the animal's death. Early diagnosis and surgical correction are fundamental for a good prognosis and, consequently, for successful rehabilitation of marine species.
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Affiliation(s)
- Radan Elvis Matias de Oliveira
- Applied Animal Morphophysiology Laboratory, Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Federal Rural University do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59625-900, Brazil
- Costa Branca Cetacean Project, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
- Laboratory of Vertebrate Morphophysiology, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Centre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59064-741, Brazil
- Center of Surveys and Environmental Monitoring, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59082-260, Brazil
| | - Silmara Rossi
- Laboratory of Vertebrate Morphophysiology, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Centre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59064-741, Brazil
| | - Fernanda Löffler Niemeyer Attademo
- Costa Branca Cetacean Project, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
- Center of Surveys and Environmental Monitoring, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59082-260, Brazil
| | - Thiago Almeida Santoro
- Costa Branca Cetacean Project, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
- Laboratory of Vertebrate Morphophysiology, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Centre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59064-741, Brazil
| | - Rafael Ângelo Revorêdo
- Costa Branca Cetacean Project, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
- Laboratory of Vertebrate Morphophysiology, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Centre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59064-741, Brazil
| | - Daniel Solon Dias de Farias
- Costa Branca Cetacean Project, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
- Laboratory of Vertebrate Morphophysiology, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Centre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59064-741, Brazil
- Center of Surveys and Environmental Monitoring, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59082-260, Brazil
| | - Mariana Almeida Lima
- Costa Branca Cetacean Project, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
- Laboratory of Vertebrate Morphophysiology, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Centre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59064-741, Brazil
- Center of Surveys and Environmental Monitoring, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59082-260, Brazil
| | - Jael Soares Batista
- Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Federal Rural University do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59625-900, Brazil
| | - Flávio José de Lima Silva
- Costa Branca Cetacean Project, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
- Center of Surveys and Environmental Monitoring, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59082-260, Brazil
| | - Simone Almeida Gavilan
- Costa Branca Cetacean Project, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
- Laboratory of Vertebrate Morphophysiology, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Centre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59064-741, Brazil
- Center of Surveys and Environmental Monitoring, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59082-260, Brazil
| | - Moacir Franco de Oliveira
- Applied Animal Morphophysiology Laboratory, Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Federal Rural University do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59625-900, Brazil
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