Natural Theileria equi infection in captive Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) in the Brazilian Amazon.
Brazil
Tapirus terrestris
Theileria equi
Journal
Ticks and tick-borne diseases
ISSN: 1877-9603
Titre abrégé: Ticks Tick Borne Dis
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101522599
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
Historique:
received:
22
02
2019
revised:
01
04
2020
accepted:
19
04
2020
pubmed:
4
5
2020
medline:
17
3
2021
entrez:
4
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The objective of this study was to detect natural Theileria equi infection in captive tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in the Brazilian Amazon. Samples from 19 captive tapirs were collected from zoological and botanical gardens and conservation parks in the Pará (n = 18) and Amazonas (n = 1) states. Whole-blood samples were collected for subsequent screening of T. equi DNA by PCR using the BEC-UF2 and EQUI-R primer set. Microscopic analyses of blood smears revealed T. equi trophozoites in 37% (7/19) of the animals examined, and T. equi DNA was detected in 58% (11/19) of the blood samples analyzed. Sequencing of amplified PCR products revealed an identity with T. equi isolates obtained from horses and waterbuck available in GenBank. In conclusion, T. equi infection occurs in captive tapirs in the Brazilian Amazon, and these mammals could potentially act as reservoirs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32360027
pii: S1877-959X(19)30079-2
doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101452
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
101452Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest None.