PARASITIC INFECTIONS IN WILD BIRDS OF THE FAMILY PSITTACIDAE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ZOONOSIS AND THE ONE HEALTH

Abstract

Birds belonging to the Psittaciformes order have a wide distribution worldwide, emphasizing the Brazilian biomes, and arecharacterized by their colors and shapes. Due to their vast diversity, these wild animals are targets for traffi cking and illegalcon fi nement in captivity. The stress and self-mutilation of capture are one of the main clinical signs these animals show, leavingthem immunologically vulnerable to infections. Thus, endoparasite infections caused by zoonotic parasites are recurrent in thisgroup of birds. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the most recurrent parasitic infections that affect the Psittacidae familyof wild birds, highlighting the relationship between parasitic zoonoses and the concept of One Health. The work consisted ofa literature review of articles related to the incidence of parasites in wild Psittacidae published from 2010, the data the till whenextracted and computed in table form. The most prevalent diseases in the study were capillariasis, ascariasis, eimeriosis, cryptosporidiosis, strongyloidiasis, and giardiasis, and three of the six diseases cited to have the potential for transmissibility between animals and humans. Thus, the measures of approach to these zoonotic diseases are of interest to One Health, making it necessary for the joint action of veterinarians and other health professionals.