HepatocystisandNycteria(Haemosporida) parasite infections of bats in the Central Region of Cameroon
Autor: | T. Tchuinkam, J. Schaer, D.W. Mbeng, J.P. Atagana, NV Dongue, E.M. Bakwo Fils, K.J. Tsague |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Zdroj: | Parasitology. 149:51-58 |
ISSN: | 1469-8161 0031-1820 |
DOI: | 10.1017/s0031182021001542 |
Popis: | Mammalian haemosporidian parasites are classified in ten genera, includingPlasmodium,HepatocystisandNycteria. A high diversity of haemosporidian parasites has been described from bats, but our understanding of their prevalence, distribution and use of hosts remain fragmented. The haemosporidian parasites of bats in Cameroon have been largely understudied, but here, bats, sampled from different habitat types of the Central Region of Cameroon, were investigated for haemosporidian infections with a combination of microscopic and molecular phylogenetic analysis. An overall prevalence of 18.1% of haemosporidian infections was detected in a total of 155 investigated bats belonging to 14 bat species. For the first timeHepatocystisandNycteriaparasites were detected in bats from Cameroon and molecularly characterized.Hepatocystisinfections were exclusively identified in the epauletted fruit bat host speciesEpomophorus pusilluswith a high prevalence of 65.5%, whereasNycteriainfections could be detected in several hosts, namely:Doryrhina cyclops(60.0%),Rhinolophus landeri(20.0%) and oneNycteris grandis. This study unveils evidence that habitat types may play a role in transmission ofHepatocystisparasites on a local scale and it adds important information on the distribution and host specificity of the neglected haemosporidian genusNycteria. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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