Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in wild rodents: using occupancy models to estimate drivers of occurrence and prevalence in native forest and exotic Pinus radiata plantations from Central Chile.

Autor: Infante J; Programa de Doctorado en Ecosistemas Forestales y Recursos Naturales e Instituto de Conservación, Biodiversidad y Territorio, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567, Valdivia, Chile., Riquelme M; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Av. Santa Rosa, 11735 Santiago, Chile., Huerta N; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Av. Santa Rosa, 11735 Santiago, Chile., Oettinger S; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Av. Santa Rosa, 11735 Santiago, Chile., Fredes F; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Av. Santa Rosa, 11735 Santiago, Chile., Simonetti JA; Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile., Rubio AV; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Av. Santa Rosa, 11735 Santiago, Chile. Electronic address: arubio@uchile.cl.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta tropica [Acta Trop] 2022 Nov; Vol. 235, pp. 106635. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 05.
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106635
Abstrakt: The conversion of native forest to forestry plantations is a worldwide practice, affecting biodiversity and host-parasite interactions. One of the most common timber plantations in the world are monocultures of Monterey pine (Pinus radiata). Using occupancy models, we analyzed the occurrence and prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts and Giardia spp. cysts in fecal samples of wild rodents from a landscape dominated by extensive Monterey pine plantations in central Chile. We aimed to assess drivers of parasite infection such as habitat type, abundance of rodent hosts, species richness, and season. Small mammals were sampled seasonally for two years in three habitat types: native forests, adult pine plantations and young pine plantations. A total of 1091 fecal samples from seven small mammal species were analyzed by coprological analysis. Occurrence probability of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. was similar for the most abundant rodent species (Abrothrix longipilis, A. olivacea, and Oligoryzomys longicaudatus) and for all habitat types. For Cryptosporidium spp., variation in prevalence was mostly explained by season with higher prevalence during winter season and lower during spring. For Giardia spp., the prevalence was significantly higher in young pine plantations, followed by adult pine plantations and native forests. In addition, higher prevalence of Giardia spp. was associated with lower host richness, suggesting a possible dilution effect. Our findings reveal that Monterey pine plantations increase Giardia spp. transmission among rodents, but has no clear effect on Cryptosporidium spp., providing evidence that the impact of land use on parasitism can be idiosyncratic. Since both parasites have zoonotic potential, our findings may be useful for land use planning and management considering health issues.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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