Detection of Rangelia vitalii (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae) in asymptomatic free-ranging wild canids from the Pampa biome, Brazil.
Carrier
Cerdocyon thous
Hemoparasite
Lycalopex gymnocercus
Rangeliosis
Journal
Parasitology research
ISSN: 1432-1955
Titre abrégé: Parasitol Res
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8703571
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2019
Apr 2019
Historique:
received:
30
08
2018
accepted:
01
02
2019
pubmed:
20
2
2019
medline:
6
5
2019
entrez:
20
2
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Canine rangeliosis is a tick-borne disease caused by the protozoan Rangelia vitalii, which has only been reported in South America. With this knowledge, we hypothesized that neotropical foxes could act as asymptomatic natural carriers of R. vitalii. To test this, we captured 44 free-ranging foxes and investigated the presence of R. vitalii DNA, and whether the infected animals presented any clinical findings or hematological changes. Eight foxes (18%), seven Cerdocyon thous (7/27-25%), and one Lycalopex gymnocercus (1/17-5%) were positive for R. vitalii. All foxes were clinically healthy and showed no hematological abnormalities. Thus, we propose that neotropical canids, particularly C. thous, could be the natural carriers of R. vitalii.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30778752
doi: 10.1007/s00436-019-06245-6
pii: 10.1007/s00436-019-06245-6
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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