Giardia Infection and Trypanosoma Cruzi Exposure in Dogs in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua

Roegner, Amber; Daniels, Miles E.; Smith, Woutrina A.; Gottdenker, Nicole; Schwartz, Laura M; Liu, James H.; Campbell, Amanda; Fiorello, Christine V.

doi:10.1007/s10393-019-01434-2

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“…Nevertheless, previous veterinary evaluations of this population suggest that virtually all dogs are nutritionally compromised and carrying a heavy infectious disease burden, including exposure to canine distemper virus, canine parvovirus, and leptospirosis (Fiorello et al, 2017). Parasitic infections are common, such as Chagas disease (Roegner et al, 2019;Vogel et al, 2018). Mortality rates are high, and most dogs die by the age of six years old (Koster & Tankersley, 2012).…”

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Does Wealth Predict Health Among Dogs in a Protected Area?

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As the world's most ubiquitous carnivore, domestic dogs maintain unique proximity to human populations. Partly because dogs potentially serve as hosts of zoonotic diseases, determinants of canine health are increasingly the focus of interdisciplinary research. Emerging perspectives suggest that dogs' health may vary as a function of their owners' wealth and financial resources, a correlation that could potentially inform public health programs and conservation efforts. The objective of this study was to evaluate associations between household wealth and the health of domestic dogs (n = 208) among indigenous Mayangna communities in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua. The dogs were evaluated using serum biochemistry, complete blood count, and physical exam findings. Using these data, a principal components analysis (PCA) determined the presence of four "syndromes": 1) decreased body condition score (BCS) & hypoalbuminemia; 2) lymphocytosis & eosinophilia; 3) segmented neutrophilia; and 4) lymphadenopathy, tick infestation, & hyperglobulinemia. An inventory of possessions indexed household wealth. For all four syndromes, household wealth was a weak and uninformative predictor of the dogs' health. The few differences seen among dogs from households with different degrees of wealth likely reflect that nearly all dogs had marginal health and all households were relatively poor. Results from this study imply that owners' wealth may have diverse effects on canine health in rural settings.

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“…Two novel subtypes (named as E45*, n = 4 and E46*, n = 1) and 3 novel subtypes (named as E42*, n= 5; E43*, n= 2 and E44*, n= 1) of assemblage E were identified at the gdh and tpi loci, respectively (Table 2). Previous studies have shown that the assemblage E is the primary genotype in different animals [1,[39][40][41][42][43][44][45]. Both assemblage A and assemblage E were also found in humans [1,5].…”

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Prevalence and Multilocus Genotyping of Giardia lamblia in Cattle in Jiangxi Province, China: Novel Assemblage E Subtypes Identified

Zou

Zhang

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Korean J Parasitol

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Giardia lamblia is a common enteric pathogen associated with diarrheal diseases. There are some reports of G. lamblia infection among different breeds of cattle in recent years worldwide. However, it is yet to know whether cattle in Jiangxi province, southeastern China is infected with G. lamblia. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the prevalence and examine the multilocus genotypes of G. lamblia in cattle in Jiangxi province. A total of 556 fecal samples were collected from 3 cattle breeds (dairy cattle, beef cattle, and buffalo) in Jiangxi province, and the prevalence and genotypes of G. lamblia were determined by the nested PCR amplification of the beta-giardin (bg) gene. A total of 52 samples (9.2%) were positive for G. lamblia. The highest prevalence of G. lamblia was detected in dairy cattle (20.0%), followed by that in beef cattle (6.4%), and meat buffalo (0.9%). Multilocus sequence typing of G. lamblia was performed based on sequences of the bg, triose phosphate isomerase and glutamate dehydrogenase loci, and 22, 42, and 52 samples were amplifiable, respectively, forming 15 MLGs. Moreover, one mixed G. lamblia infection (assemblages A and E) was found in the present study. Altogether, 6 novel assemblage E subtypes (E41*-E46*) were identified for the first time. These results not only provided baseline data for the control of G. lamblia infection in cattle in this southeastern province of China, but also enriched the molecular epidemiological data and genetic diversity of G. lamblia in cattle.

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“…A recent study reported a potential effect on Chagas disease transmission of oil palm plantations in Colombia, where the main vector in the region has been captured and reported to have T. cruzi natural infection, based on vertebrate host analyses of blood meals from nymphs that revealed 18 vertebrate species including pigs, house mouse and opossum [31]. Hunting dogs in indigenous Mayangna and Miskitu populations from Nicaragua's remote Bosawás Biosphere Reserve were shown to have T. cruzi antibodies and therefore previous exposure (7/78 sera screened, or 9%), suggesting hunting dogs as the potential zoonotic risk for Chagas disease in these communities [32].…”

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Host Diversity and Origin of Zoonoses: The Ancient and the New

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Schuenemann

Sánchez‐Villagra

2020

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Bacterial, viral, and parasitic zoonotic diseases are transmitted to humans from a wide variety of animal species that act as reservoir hosts for the causative organisms. Zoonoses contribute an estimated 75% of new or reemerging infectious diseases in humans. All groups of mammals have been shown to act as hosts for transmission of different organisms that cause zoonoses, followed in importance by birds; with both wild and domestic species identified as hosts in specific cases. There has been considerable research progress leading to a better understanding of the host range, animal origin, evolution, and transmission of important zoonoses, including those caused by the ingestion of food and products derived from animals. Paleopathology studies of ancient human bone lesions, in combination with ancient DNA analysis of the causative pathogen, have contributed to our understanding of the origin of zoonotic diseases, including brucellosis and mycobacterial zoonoses. However, there are still knowledge gaps and new confirmed and potential hosts are reported locally with some frequency. Both the economic cost and burden of disease of zoonoses are substantial at local and global levels, as reflected by recent coronavirus pandemics that spread rapidly around the world. Evidence-based prevention strategies are currently a global priority increasingly recognized, especially in zoonoses-affected regions.

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Giardia Infection and Trypanosoma Cruzi Exposure in Dogs in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua

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Does Wealth Predict Health Among Dogs in a Protected Area?

Does Wealth Predict Health Among Dogs in a Protected Area?

Prevalence and Multilocus Genotyping of Giardia lamblia in Cattle in Jiangxi Province, China: Novel Assemblage E Subtypes Identified

Host Diversity and Origin of Zoonoses: The Ancient and the New

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