Detection of hemoparasites in bats, Bangladesh
| Autor: | Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, Md. Kaisar Rahman, Rakib Uddin Ahmed, Ariful Islam, Jinnat Ferdous, Md. Helal Uddin, Abdullah Al Faruq, Ausraful Islam, Shariful Islam, Sazeda Akter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0303 health sciences
Veterinary medicine Megaderma lyra biology Management Monitoring Policy and Law Pteropus medius biology.organism_classification Hepatocystis Babesia sp 03 medical and health sciences Medius 0302 clinical medicine Blood smear Babesia Animal Science and Zoology Rousettus leschenaultii 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 030304 developmental biology Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Threatened Taxa. 12:16245-16250 |
| ISSN: | 0974-7907 0974-7893 |
| DOI: | 10.11609/jott.5466.12.10.16245-16250 |
| Popis: | A cross sectional study was conducted (2010–2013) to determine the diversity of hemoprotozoa among bats of Bangladesh. Microscopic examination of blood smears (N=533; Pteropus medius (377), Rousettus leschenaultii (111), Megaderma lyra (45)) revealed 9% of bats (95% confidence interval CI: 7–12%) were positive for hemoprotozoa. The overall prevalence of hemoparasites among P. medius was 5% (n=20, 95% CI: 3–8%); where Babesia sp. was 3% (n=12, 95% CI: 2–5%) and Hepatocytis sp. was 2% (n=8, 95% CI: 1–4%). Moreover, 13% of R. leschenaultii were positive (n=14, 95% CI: 7–20%) where prevalence of Babesia sp. was 10% (n=11, 95% CI: 5–17%) and prevalence of Hepatocystis sp. was 3% (n=3, 95% CI: 1–8%). Twenty-nine percent (n=13, 95% CI: 16–44%) of M. lyra harbored hemoparasites, among which 20% (n=9, 95% CI: 10–35%) were Babesia sp. and 9% (n=4, 95% CI: 2–21%) were Hepatocystis sp. The study indicates bats remain important hosts for various zoonotic parasites and suggests further research. |
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