Didelphis albiventris naturally infected with Hepatozoon canis in southeastern Brazil

Silva, Maria Regina Lucas da; Fornazari, Felipe; Demoner, Larissa de Castro; Teixeira, Carlos Roberto; Langoni, Hélio; O’Dwyer, Lúcia Helena

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.07.005

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“…Oligoryzomys nigripes, Oligoryzomys flavescens, Akodon sp., Necromys lasiurus, and Sooretamys angouya) by Demoner et al (2016), while Hepatozoon canis and a new species, named Hepatozoon milleri sp. nov. have been detected in Didelphis albiventris and Akodon montensis, respectively (SILVA et al, 2017;DEMONER et al, 2019). However, to the best of our knowledge, here we provide the first report on the molecular detection of Hepatozoon in D. marsupialis.…”

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Molecular survey of tick-borne pathogens in small mammals from Brazilian Amazonia

Colle

Mendonça

Maia

et al. 2019

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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Small non-volant mammals (marsupials and small rodents) were captured at three different timepoints from 23 forest fragments across three municipalities (Alta Floresta, Sinop and Cláudia) covering the Amazonian biome of the Mato Grosso State in Midwestern Brazil. The animal tissues (liver and spleen) and blood were screened using molecular tools for the detection of Babesia, Coxiella, Cytauxzoon, Hepatozoon, Theileria, and Anaplasmataceae agents. A total of 230 specimens (78 rodents and 152 marsupials) were trapped. Hepatozoon and Piroplasmorida agents were detected in the common opossums (Didelphis marsupialis). In turn, all samples (blood, liver, or spleen) collected from the small mammals were negative for the genus Coxiella and the family Anaplasmataceae, as detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Phylogenetic analyses inferred from partial sequences of the 18S rRNA gene highlighted the occurrence of new Hepatozoon and Piroplasmorida haplotypes. Future studies determining the role of common opossum (D. marsupialis) in the epidemiological cycles of Hepatozoon and Babesia under natural conditions in the Amazonian biome are necessary.

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Molecular survey of tick-borne pathogens in small mammals from Brazilian Amazonia

Colle

Mendonça

Maia

et al. 2019

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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“…Diversos autores já descreveram a utilização de técnicas moleculares para a detecção de Hepatozoon sp. em animais domésticos e silvestres (RUBINI et al, 2005;GIANNITTI et al, 2012;ALMEIDA et al, 2013;DEMONER et al, 2016;SILVEIRA et al, 2016;DE AZEVEDO et al, 2017;DE SOUSA et al, 2017;SOARES et al, 2017;FURTADO et al, 2017;DEMONER et al, 2019;SILVA et al, 2017;SILVA et al, 2018;PERLES et al, 2019;COLLE et al, 2019;ESTEVAM et al, 2020;SANTOS et al, 2020;PERLES et al, 2020)…”

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Hepatozoonose em mamíferos silvestres e domésticos: revisão de literatura / Hepatozoonosis in wild and domestic mammals: literature review

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Fakelmann³

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O gênero Hepatozoon sp. compreende protozoários intracelulares e sua transmissão ocorre principalmente a partir da ingestão de artrópodes. Os sinais clínicos da hepatozoonose canina são inespecíficos e sua intensidade pode variar e nos mamíferos silvestres são ainda desconhecidos. A presente revisão visa descrever a diversidade, características clínicas e epidemiológicas, vetores, formas de transmissão e diagnóstico desse agente em mamíferos silvestres e domésticos.

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“…The occurrence of different vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) has been reported in Didelphis sp. (MESSICK et al, 2002;CASTELLAW et al, 2011;MELO et al, 2016;SILVA et al, 2017;FERREIRA et al, 2017;LONDOÑO et al, 2017;SOARES et al, 2017). 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemodidelphis' has been solely detected in the North American opossum (Didelphis virginiana) (MESSICK et al, 2000;MESSICK et al, 2002).…”

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Detection of Hemotropic Mycoplasma sp. in white-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris) from Southern Brazil

Massini

Drozino

Otomura

et al. 2019

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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Opossums are marsupials from the New World of the genus Didelphis and known as synanthropic animals due to their proximity with human beings. To date, ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemodidelphis’ has been solely found infecting the North American opossum (Didelphis virginiana). Accordingly, the aim of this study was to screen eight white-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris) from a public park in Maringa city, Paraná State, southern Brazil, for hemoplasma infection. Blood samples were taken from caudal venipuncture, and DNA was extracted and further screened by a pan-hemoplasma PCR assay. Seven out of eight (87.50%; CI 95%: 47.35-99.68%) white-eared opossums were positive for Mycoplasma spp. Sequencing of the 16S rRNA fragment showed 98,97% identity with ‘Ca. M. haemodidelphis’ detected in the USA. Three out of eight (37.50%; CI 95%: 8.52-75.51%) white-eared opossums were infested by Amblyomma dubitatum ticks. This is the first report on detection of a potentially novel hemotropic Mycoplasma sp. infecting opossums from South America.

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Didelphis albiventris naturally infected with Hepatozoon canis in southeastern Brazil

Cited by 22 publications

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Molecular survey of tick-borne pathogens in small mammals from Brazilian Amazonia

Molecular survey of tick-borne pathogens in small mammals from Brazilian Amazonia

Hepatozoonose em mamíferos silvestres e domésticos: revisão de literatura / Hepatozoonosis in wild and domestic mammals: literature review

Detection of Hemotropic Mycoplasma sp. in white-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris) from Southern Brazil

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