Tungiasis in a southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) from Formosa province, Argentina.

Autor: Ezquiaga MC; Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CONICET-UNLP), Boulevard 120 s/n entre Av. 60 y Calle 64, 1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: cecilia@cepave.edu.ar., Pagnutti N; Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CONICET-UNLP), Boulevard 120 s/n entre Av. 60 y Calle 64, 1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Mañez MB; Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CONICET-UNLP), Boulevard 120 s/n entre Av. 60 y Calle 64, 1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Panisse G; Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CONICET-UNLP), Boulevard 120 s/n entre Av. 60 y Calle 64, 1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Abba AM; Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CONICET-UNLP), Boulevard 120 s/n entre Av. 60 y Calle 64, 1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports [Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports] 2023 Apr; Vol. 39, pp. 100846. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 14.
DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2023.100846
Abstrakt: Tunga penetrans causes tungiasis, a parasitic disease of humans and domestic animals. In this work we report the presence of tungiasis in the southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) from Formosa, Argentina. An individual of southern tamandua was found dead on the roadside and it presented lesions consisted with neosomes located on its four limbs. We identified neosomes as T. penetrans. Records of T. penetrans in wild mammals acquire relevance because monitoring wildlife could help prevent possible outbreaks of tungiasis and other zoonosis.
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