Babesia vesperuginis in insectivorous bats from China

Han, Hui-Ju; Liu, Jianwei; Wen, Hao; Qin, Xiang-Rong; Zhao, Min; Wang, Lijun; Zhou, Chunkui; Qi, Rui; Yu, Hao; Yu, Xue‐Jie

doi:10.1186/s13071-018-2902-9

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“…Admittedly, most discussions of bat pathogen tolerance have been limited to Old World fruit bats [7, 8], distinct from the insectivorous bat hosts of B. vesperuginis. Babesia vesperuginis has been identified in bats across Europe [9–11], the Americas [12] and China [13, 14]; such widespread host and geographical ranges suggest, contrary to popular dogma, that infection-associated pathology is unlikely to be severe.…”

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Babesial infection in the Madagascan flying fox, Pteropus rufus É. Geoffroy, 1803

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BackgroundBabesiae are erythrocytic protozoans, which infect the red blood cells of vertebrate hosts to cause disease. Previous studies have described potentially pathogenic infections of Babesia vesperuginis in insectivorous bats in Europe, the Americas and Asia. To date, no babesial infections have been documented in the bats of Madagascar, or in any frugivorous bat species worldwide.ResultsWe used standard microscopy and conventional PCR to identify babesiae in blood from the endemic Madagascan flying fox (Pteropus rufus). Out of 203 P. rufus individuals captured between November 2013 and January 2016 and screened for erythrocytic parasites, nine adult males (4.43%) were infected with babesiae. Phylogenetic analysis of sequences obtained from positive samples indicates that they cluster in the Babesia microti clade, which typically infect felids, rodents, primates, and canids, but are distinct from B. vesperuginis previously described in bats. Statistical analysis of ecological trends in the data suggests that infections were most commonly observed in the rainy season and in older-age individuals. No pathological effects of infection on the host were documented; age-prevalence patterns indicated susceptible-infectious (SI) transmission dynamics characteristic of a non-immunizing persistent infection.ConclusionsTo our knowledge, this study is the first report of any erythrocytic protozoan infecting Madagascan fruit bats and the first record of a babesial infection in a pteropodid fruit bat globally. Given the extent to which fruit bats have been implicated as reservoirs for emerging human pathogens, any new record of their parasite repertoire and transmission dynamics offers notable insights into our understanding of the ecology of emerging pathogens.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s13071-019-3300-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Babesial infection in the Madagascan flying fox, Pteropus rufus É. Geoffroy, 1803

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“…Lima et al (2012) found Trypanosoma erneyi in African bats. Han et al (2018) reported that insectivorous bats were infected by Babesia vesperuginis, also Schaer et al (2013) The results of this study identified three species of bats, namely Hipposideros species, Taphozous species, and Eonycteris spelaea, in three caves on Lombok Island. The present study also documented five species of blood-sucking flies including Eucampsipoda sundaica, Megastrebla nigriceps Brachytarsina species, Stylidia cf.…”

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“…Species of bats, such as Hipposederos bicolor, Eonycteris speleae, and Taphozous achates have been recently identified from bat caves in Lombok Island (Agustin et al, 2019). Han et al (2018) reported that 13.3% of 107 insectivorous bats were infected by Babesia vesperuginis. Several years before that, Schaer et al (2013) documented that Plasmodium species.…”

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Identification of Blood-sucking Flies of Bats in Lombok Island, Indonesia

Kholik¹,

Atma²,

Ningtyas³

2022

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Bats and blood-sucking bat flies have an important role in transmitting several hemoparasites. Bat flies have been identified as vectors transmitting hemoparasites from wild bats. The purpose of the present study was to identify bats and their blood-sucking flies as vectors of hemoparasites in bat caves located at Lombok Island, Indonesia. In the course of the study, a survey was conducted on three bat caves from September to December 2018. The bats were captured by a net trap and the species of bats and bat flies were identified. A total of 66 captured bats were identified as Hipposideros species (n = 28), Eonycteris spelaea (n = 23), and Taphozouss species (n = 15). The blood-sucking flies were identified as Eucampsipoda sundaica on Eonycteris spelaea, and Stylidia cf. euxesta, Brachytarsina species, Raymondia species, and Megastrebla nigriceps on Hipposideros species. The results showed that five species of blood-sucking flies were present in captured bats. The bat and blood-sucking flies can influence the transmission of Polychromophilus species, Babesia species, Plasmodium species, and Trypanosoma species to humans and other hosts.

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“…foi identificado na pesquisa por proteobactérias da família Anaplasmataceae, em que não houve amplificação de fragmentos parciais de DNA em nenhuma das amostras incluídas neste estudo, em consonância com literatura disponível sobre o tema, já que artigos científicos publicados por grupos em diferentes regiões do mundo demonstram baixa prevalência ou ausência da infecção por Anaplasma/Erlichia spp. em quirópteros e seus ectoparasitas (LOFTIS et al, 2005;SOCOLOVSCHI et al, 2012;REEVERS, et al, 2016;CICUTRIUM et al, 2017;HAN et al, 2018;LV et al, 2018;SZUBERT-KRUSZYŃSKA et al, 2019).…”

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Biodiversidade e saúde na Estação Biológica Fiocruz Mata Atlântica: pesquisa, conservação e educação

Moratelli¹,

Furtado²,

Vanini³

2023

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Babesia vesperuginis in insectivorous bats from China

Cited by 10 publications

References 33 publications

Babesial infection in the Madagascan flying fox, Pteropus rufus É. Geoffroy, 1803

Babesial infection in the Madagascan flying fox, Pteropus rufus É. Geoffroy, 1803

Identification of Blood-sucking Flies of Bats in Lombok Island, Indonesia

Biodiversidade e saúde na Estação Biológica Fiocruz Mata Atlântica: pesquisa, conservação e educação

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