There is little information on the anatomical pathology of Brazilian anteaters. Considering the relevance of knowledge of diseases of these species for their conservation, the aim of this study was to describe pathological changes in 99 captive and free-ranging anteaters from the Brazilian states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Mato Grosso do Sul and Amazonas. Forty-two animals were killed on roads and 10 died from burns injuries. Other significant conditions included the metabolic diseases of iron storage disease, tissue mineralization and taurine deficiency, protozoan and metazoan infections, candidiasis, sporotrichosis, clostridiosis and proliferative disorders including squamous cell carcinoma.

关于巴西食蚁兽解剖病理学的信息很少。考虑到这些物种的疾病知识与其保护的相关性，本研究的目的是描述来自巴西圣保罗州、米纳斯吉拉斯州、巴伊亚州、南马托格罗索州和南马托格罗索州的 99 只圈养和自由放养食蚁兽的病理变化。亚马逊。42 只动物在道路上死亡，10 只死于烧伤。其他重要疾病包括铁储存疾病、组织矿化和牛磺酸缺乏症、原生动物和后生动物感染、念珠菌病、孢子丝菌病、梭菌病和增殖性疾病（包括鳞状细胞癌）等代谢疾病。