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<journal-id>0253-570X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Salud Animal]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Salud Anim.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0253-570X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0253-570X2008000100010</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Giardia spp. (DIPLOMONADIDAE) EN PERICOS AUSTRALIANOS (Melopsittacus undulatus ) EN CUBA]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Giardia spp. (DIPLOMONADIDAE) IN AUSTRALIAN PARAKEETS (Melopsittacus undulatus) IN CUBA]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acosta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.J]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cruz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="A01">
<institution><![CDATA[,Asociación Nacional Ornitológica de Cuba  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2008</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2008</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>30</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>63</fpage>
<lpage>64</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0253-570X2008000100010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0253-570X2008000100010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0253-570X2008000100010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Con el objetivo de investigar la presencia de Giardia spp. en pericos australianos (Melopsittacus undulatus) que presentaban cuadros diarreicos se realizó una pesquisa a 60 aves procedentes de dos aviarios de criadores, a través de análisis seriados de heces, cuyos frotis fueron teñidas con Gram. Los resultados evidenciaron la presencia del agente, en el 8,33 % de las aves, que presentaban síntomas clínicos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[In order to research the presence of Giardia spp. in Australian parakeets (Melopsittacus undulatus) presenting or not diarrheic pictures, a survey was carried out in sixty birds coming from two aviaries of breeders by analysis of feaces samples with Gram tint. The results evidenced the presence of the agent in the 8,33 % of the birds presenting clinical symptoms.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Giardia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Melopsittacus undulatus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pericos australianos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Giardia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Melopsittacus undulatus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Australian parakeets]]></kwd>
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</front><body><![CDATA[ <div align="right">       <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">    <BR>     <b>Comunicaci&oacute;n corta</b></font></p>       <p>&nbsp;</p>       <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font size="4"><i>Giardia</i>      spp. (DIPLOMONADIDAE) EN PERICOS AUSTRALIANOS (<i>Melopsittacus undulatus</i>)      EN CUBA</font></b> </font></p>       <p align="left">&nbsp;</p>       <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font size="3"><i>Giardia</i>      spp. (DIPLOMONADIDAE) IN AUSTRALIAN PARAKEETS (<i>Melopsittacus undulatus</i>)      IN CUBA</font></b></font></p>       <p align="left">&nbsp;</p>       <p align="left">&nbsp;</p>       <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Isis      Acosta, C.J. Soto y E. Cruz</b></font></p> </div>     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<P><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>Asociaci&oacute;n    Nacional Ornitol&oacute;gica de Cuba. Infanta y San Rafael. Ciudad Habana. Cuba</i>    </font>     <P>&nbsp;     <P>&nbsp; <hr noshade size="1">     <P><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>RESUMEN</b></font>     <P><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Con el objetivo    de investigar la presencia de Giardia spp. en pericos australianos (Melopsittacus    undulatus) que presentaban cuadros diarreicos se realiz&oacute; una pesquisa    a 60 aves procedentes de dos aviarios de criadores, a trav&eacute;s de an&aacute;lisis    seriados de heces, cuyos frotis fueron te&ntilde;idas con Gram. Los resultados    evidenciaron la presencia del agente, en el 8,33 % de las aves, que presentaban    s&iacute;ntomas cl&iacute;nicos. </font>     <P><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Palabras clave:</b>    Giardia; Melopsittacus undulatus; pericos australianos</font> <hr noshade size="1">     <P><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>ABSTRACT</b></font>     <P><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">In order to research    the presence of Giardia spp. in Australian parakeets (Melopsittacus undulatus)    presenting or not diarrheic pictures, a survey was carried out in sixty birds    coming from two aviaries of breeders by analysis of feaces samples with Gram    tint. The results evidenced the presence of the agent in the 8,33% of the birds    presenting clinical symptoms. </font>     <P><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Key words: </b>Giardia;    Melopsittacus undulatus; Australian parakeets</font> <hr noshade size="1">     <P><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Texto completo    en formato PDF    ]]></body>
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