Kidney lesions related to trematode infestation in a Cabot's Tern Thalasseus acuflavidus found in Brazil

RAFAELA N.R. CARDOSO; HASSAN JERDY; PAULA BALDASSIN; EULÓGIO C.Q. CARVALHO; MAX R. WERNECK

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Kidney lesions related to trematode infestation in a Cabot's TernÂ Thalasseus acuflavidus found in Brazil

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RAFAELA N.R. CARDOSO¹, HASSAN JERDY², PAULA BALDASSIN³, EULÓGIO C.Q. CARVALHO²Â & MAX R. WERNECK^3*

¹MRCVS, 23 Wyvern Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 9TJ, Great Britain
²Laboratório de morfologia e patologia animal (LMPA) - Setor de anatomia patológica -Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro - UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil
³BW Institute, Rua Sueli Brasil Flores 88 Praia Seca, Araruama, Rio de Janeiro 28970-000, Brazil ^*(max@bwvet.com.br)

Received 26 November 2019, accepted 21 January 2021

Date Published: 2021/10/15
Date Online: 2021/10/15

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CARDOSO, R., JERDY, H., BALDASSIN, P., CARVALHO, E.C.Q. & WERNECK, M.R. 2021. Kidney lesions related to trematode infestation in a Cabot's TernÂ Thalasseus acuflavidus found in Brazil. Marine Ornithology 49: 179-181.

Key words: Brazil, Cabot's tern, kidney lesions, Renicola sp., Thalasseus acuflavidus, Trematoda

Abstract

We describe the occurrence of the trematode Renicola sp. associated with kidney lesions in a Cabot's Tern Thalasseus acuflavidus from Brazil. During necropsy, we observed renal paleness, subpleural hemorrhage at the edges of the organ, and severe dilation of both ureters. Histological analysis revealed distension of the branches of the ureters, with partial obstruction due to the presence of the parasites and compression of adjacent tubules. The infection did not likely cause the tern's death.

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