Molecular detection and characterization of Blastocystis in herbivore livestock species in Portugal

Figueiredo, Ana M.; Santín, Mónica; Köster, Pamela C.; Dashti, Alejandro; Maloney, Jenny G.; Torres, Rita T.; Fonseca, Carlos; Mysterud, Atle; Carvalho, João; Hipólito, Dário; Rossa, Mariana; Palmeira, Josman D.; González-Barrio, David; Calero-Bernal, Rafael; Carmena, David

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110147

Veterinary Parasitology

2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110147

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Molecular detection and characterization of Blastocystis in herbivore livestock species in Portugal

Ana M. Figueiredo,

Mónica Santín,

Pamela C. Köster

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Blastocystis occurrence and subtype diversity in European wild boar (Sus scrofa) from the Iberian Peninsula

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Maloney

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The ongoing increase in wild boar populations across Europe has fostered human–wildlife conflicts, including the transmission of emerging pathogens with zoonotic importance. Blastocystis is a ubiquitous, faecal-oral transmitted protist that can cause gastrointestinal illnesses and is observed in humans and animals worldwide. The role of wildlife in the epidemiology of Blastocystis is insufficiently understood. Thus, we investigated the occurrence and subtype diversity of Blastocystis in free-ranging wild boars from the Iberian Peninsula using conventional PCR and next-generation amplicon sequencing of a fragment of the ssu RNA gene. A total of 459 wild boar faecal samples were collected across Spain (n = 360) and Portugal (n = 99) between 2014 and 2021. Blastocystis was present in 15.3% (70/459; 95% CI 12.1–18.9) of the wild boars analysed, and its occurrence was significantly higher in Portugal (34.3%, 34/99; 95% CI 25.1–44.6) than in Spain (10.0%, 36/360; 95% CI 7.1–13.6). Seven Blastocystis subtypes (ST5, ST10b, ST13–ST15, ST24b, and ST43) were detected among the surveyed wild boar populations, with greater variability detected in Portuguese samples. ST5 was identified in all the Blastocystis-positive animals, whereas 14.3% of them harboured ST mixed colonisations. Our results demonstrate that Blastocystis ST5 is particularly adapted to infect wild boars. The additional identification of zoonotic STs reinforces the role of wild boars as spreaders of zoonotic infections with public health significance.

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Molecular detection and characterization of Blastocystis in herbivore livestock species in Portugal

Cited by 4 publications

References 60 publications

Livestock as proper reservoirs for zoonotic Blastocystis subtypes in southwestern Iran: A potential threat to public health

Livestock as proper reservoirs for zoonotic Blastocystis subtypes in southwestern Iran: A potential threat to public health

Metabarcoding in gut protozoology

Blastocystis occurrence and subtype diversity in European wild boar (Sus scrofa) from the Iberian Peninsula

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