HepatozoonSPP. Infect Free-Ranging Jaguars (Panthera onca) in Brazil
| Autor: | Rahel Sollmann, Sueli Akemi Taniwaki, Karina dos Santos Paduan, Grasiela Edith de Oliveira Porfírio, Mariana Malzoni Furtado, Betina Metzger, Natália Mundim Tôrres, Anah Tereza de Almeida Jácomo, José Soares Ferreira Neto, Lucia Helena O’Dwyer, Leandro Silveira, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Thiago F. Martins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine Veterinary medicine Ixodidae 040301 veterinary sciences Population Animals Wild Cat Diseases 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Dogs Eucoccidiida biology.animal RNA Ribosomal 18S Animals Panthera media_common.cataloged_instance Dog Diseases education Ecosystem Phylogeny Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics media_common education.field_of_study Free ranging biology Coccidiosis Amazon rainforest Amblyomma PROTOZOOSES EM ANIMAL Sequence Analysis DNA 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Panthera onca DNA Protozoan 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification Tick Infestations Hepatozoon Canis lupus familiaris Threatened species Cats Arachnid Vectors Female Parasitology Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP |
| ISSN: | 1937-2345 0022-3395 |
| Popis: | This study investigated the presence of Hepatozoon spp. in jaguars ( Panthera onca ) and domestic animals in the Cerrado, Amazon, and Pantanal biomes of Brazil. Between February 2000 and January 2010, blood samples were collected from 30 jaguars, 129 domestic dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris), and 22 domestic cats ( Felis catus ) for molecular tests. All of the jaguars from the Pantanal (n = 22) and Cerrado (n = 4) and 3 of 4 jaguars from the Amazon were positive for Hepatozoon spp. Domestic dogs (62.8%) and cats (31.8%) were also positive for the agent. Hepatozoon nucleotide sequences from jaguars and domestic cats grouped with other Hepatozoon felis, whereas Hepatozoon from domestic dogs showed high similarity to Hepatozoon canis. Different species of Amblyomma were identified as parasitizing the jaguars and may act as vectors for Hepatozoon spp. Jaguars from the 3 sites were healthy and did not seem to be threatened by the hemoparasite within its population or environments. Most likely, jaguars play an important role in the maintenance of Hepatozoon spp. in nature. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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