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Rev Bras Parasitol Vet ; 33(1): e014523, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38126574

RESUMO

A male of Pteronura brasiliensis (Carnivora: Mustelidae) was found dead on the banks of the Rio Negro, in the Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso do Sul state, Aquidauana municipality. Two ticks found attached to its skin were morphologically identified as a second-instar nymph of Ornithodoros rostratus (Argasidae) and a male of Amblyomma sculptum (Ixodidae). In order to complement the morphological identification, these tick specimens were subjected to DNA extraction, and tested using PCR assays to confirm the molecular identity the specimens. Also, the tick DNA samples were tested and were negative in the PCR assays for all the pathogens tested. We also examined 30 batches, consisting of 174 individuals of O. rostratus deposited in the Acari Collection of the Butantan Institute, and we found material from four Brazilian states, including one batch containing 2 males and 2 females from Aquidauana, of Mato Grosso do Sul state, collected from the soil. This was therefore the first record of O. rostratus parasitizing P. brasiliensis and the first locality record (Aquidauana). Likewise, A. sculptum is commonly found in the Pantanal and is reported here for the second time parasitizing the giant otter, which is a host little studied regarding the ectoparasites.


Assuntos
Ixodidae , Ornithodoros , Lontras , Humanos , Feminino , Animais , Masculino , Amblyomma , Brasil , DNA
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Rev Bras Parasitol Vet ; 32(4): e010923, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37878901

RESUMO

The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a semiaquatic carnivore and a top predator in the trophic chain, considered a sentinel of freshwater ecosystems. Ticks are common ectoparasites of worldwide distribution and potential vectors of diseases. In this study, we report the ectoparasitism by ticks on a giant otter carcass found during monitoring activity at the Negro River, that holds a viable population of this endangered species in the Brazilian Pantanal. A total of three tick specimens were collected: two adults were identified as Amblyomma sculptum and a nymph as Amblyomma spp. There is a lack of information about the health of free-ranging giant otters and this report contributes to elucidate some of the host-parasite relationships, although much more research is needed to expand the knowledge about which kinds of pathogens are circulating in the species, especially among those transmitted by ticks.


Assuntos
Ixodidae , Lontras , Carrapatos , Animais , Amblyomma , Ecossistema , Brasil/epidemiologia
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Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet. (Online) ; 32(4): e010923, 2023. ilus
Artigo em Inglês | VETINDEX | ID: biblio-1512692

RESUMO

The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a semiaquatic carnivore and a top predator in the trophic chain, considered a sentinel of freshwater ecosystems. Ticks are common ectoparasites of worldwide distribution and potential vectors of diseases. In this study, we report the ectoparasitism by ticks on a giant otter carcass found during monitoring activity at the Negro River, that holds a viable population of this endangered species in the Brazilian Pantanal. A total of three tick specimens were collected: two adults were identified as Amblyomma sculptum and a nymph as Amblyomma spp. There is a lack of information about the health of free-ranging giant otters and this report contributes to elucidate some of the host-parasite relationships, although much more research is needed to expand the knowledge about which kinds of pathogens are circulating in the species, especially among those transmitted by ticks.(AU)


A ariranha (Pteronura brasiliensis) é um carnívoro semiaquático e um predador de topo na cadeia trófica, considerada sentinela dos ecossistemas de água doce. Os carrapatos são ectoparasitos comuns com distribuição mundial e potenciais vetores de doenças. Neste estudo, foi relatado o ectoparasitismo por carrapatos em uma carcaça de ariranha encontrada durante atividade de monitoramento no Rio Negro, no Pantanal brasileiro, que abriga uma população viável desta espécie ameaçada de extinção. Um total de três espécimes de carrapatos foram coletados: dois adultos foram identificados como Amblyomma sculptum e uma ninfa como Amblyomma spp. Há uma lacuna de informações sobre a saúde das ariranhas de vida livre e este relato contribui para elucidar algumas das relações parasita-hospedeiro, embora ainda seja necessária mais pesquisa para ampliar o conhecimento sobre quais tipos de patógenos estão circulando na espécie, especialmente entre os transmitidos por carrapatos.(AU)


Assuntos
Animais , Doenças Parasitárias em Animais/parasitologia , Mustelidae/parasitologia , Ectoparasitoses/veterinária , Amblyomma/patogenicidade , Ecossistema , Animais Selvagens/parasitologia
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Rev Bras Parasitol Vet ; 31(4): e009522, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36417628

RESUMO

Giant otters are territorial semi-aquatic mammals. It is common to find several individuals exhibiting wounds and scars due to intraspecific conflicts. Myiasis is a parasitic infestation on living tissues of vertebrates caused by dipterous larvae, that usually develops in freshly open wounds and can seriously threaten the host's health. Ectoparasites seem to be rare among giant otters and myiasis had not been recorded in this species until now. Here, is presented one record of myiasis in a free-ranging giant otter found dead in the Pantanal, Brazil. An ulcerative lesion was found in the frontoparietal region, from which 22 larvae were recovered and identified as Cochliomyia hominivorax. The low occurrence of ectoparasites in giant otters might reflect their semi-aquatic habits and their grooming behavior, which makes it difficult for parasites to remain on the skin. The injured otter probably got the larvae after an intraspecific fight. Agonistic encounters between groups of giant otters have been reported before and these fights can result in serious wounds or even death. It was hypothesized that the myiasis caused by C. hominivorax deteriorated the health of the infested giant otter, which prevented recovery and accelerated its death.


Assuntos
Miíase , Lontras , Animais , Miíase/diagnóstico , Miíase/veterinária , Pele , Larva , Brasil
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Rev. bras. parasitol. vet ; 31(4): e009522, 2022. graf, ilus
Artigo em Inglês | VETINDEX | ID: biblio-1407721

RESUMO

Giant otters are territorial semi-aquatic mammals. It is common to find several individuals exhibiting wounds and scars due to intraspecific conflicts. Myiasis is a parasitic infestation on living tissues of vertebrates caused by dipterous larvae, that usually develops in freshly open wounds and can seriously threaten the host's health. Ectoparasites seem to be rare among giant otters and myiasis had not been recorded in this species until now. Here, is presented one record of myiasis in a free-ranging giant otter found dead in the Pantanal, Brazil. An ulcerative lesion was found in the frontoparietal region, from which 22 larvae were recovered and identified as Cochliomyia hominivorax. The low occurrence of ectoparasites in giant otters might reflect their semi-aquatic habits and their grooming behavior, which makes it difficult for parasites to remain on the skin. The injured otter probably got the larvae after an intraspecific fight. Agonistic encounters between groups of giant otters have been reported before and these fights can result in serious wounds or even death. It was hypothesized that the myiasis caused by C. hominivorax deteriorated the health of the infested giant otter, which prevented recovery and accelerated its death.(AU)


As ariranhas são mamíferos semiaquáticos habitantes do território brasileiro. É comum encontrar vários indivíduos apresentando feridas e cicatrizes devido a conflitos intraespecíficos. A miíase é uma infestação parasitária em tecidos vivos de vertebrados, causada por larvas de dípteros que, geralmente, se desenvolvem em feridas recém-abertas, podendo ameaçar seriamente a saúde do hospedeiro. Ectoparasitos parecem ser raros em ariranhas e, até o presente, não há relatos de miíase nesta espécie. Aqui, é apresentado um registro de miíase em uma ariranha de vida livre, encontrada morta no Pantanal, Brasil. Foi encontrada uma lesão ulcerativa na região frontoparietal, na qual foram recuperadas 22 larvas identificadas como Cochliomyia hominivorax. A baixa ocorrência de ectoparasitos em ariranhas pode refletir seus hábitos semiaquáticos e seu comportamento de limpeza, o que dificulta a permanência dos parasitos na pele. A ariranha ferida, provavelmente, se infestou com as larvas após uma briga intraespecífica. Encontros agonísticos entre grupos de ariranhas já foram relatados antes, e essas lutas podem resultar em ferimentos graves ou até mesmo em morte. Foi hipotetizado que a miíase causada por C. hominivorax deteriorou a saúde da ariranha infestada, o que impediu a recuperação e acelerou sua morte.(AU)


Assuntos
Lontras/parasitologia , Infecção por Mosca da Bicheira/epidemiologia , Miíase/epidemiologia , Doenças Parasitárias em Animais/diagnóstico , Brasil , Calliphoridae
6.
Environ Res ; 198: 110483, 2021 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33212135

RESUMO

The giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, (Zimmermann, 1780), is a semiaquatic carnivore that feeds mainly on fish. Mercury has high toxicity and high potential for bioaccumulation in tissues and biomagnification in organisms through food chains. Thus, as a top predator in the trophic chain, the giant otter has the potential to accumulate mercury by biomagnification. The objective of the present study was to measure the total mercury concentration in giant otter fur samples from an area in the southern Brazilian Pantanal. Fur samples from 19 otters from different social groups were collected from captured animals or were sampled with biopsy darts. Total mercury determination was performed by cold steam spectrophotometry. Mercury concentrations found in the giant otter fur were 7.15 ± 3.41 µg g-1 (2.01-12.06 µg g-1) dry weight. The values are above to the upper limit found in fur samples of otter species not exposed to contamination sources, which typically range from 1 to 5 µg g-1. The concentrations found in the study area indicate that even in the southern Pantanal, which is approximately 475 km from gold mining activity, mercury can be considered a threat for giant otters, as well as for riverside populations. It is also important to consider that other anthropogenic sources of mercury, such as pesticides used in agriculture, could affect this population.


Assuntos
Mercúrio , Lontras , Animais , Brasil , Ouro , Mercúrio/análise , Mineração
7.
Nagy‐Reis, Mariana B.; Oshima, Júlia Emi de Faria; Kanda, Claudia Zukeran; Palmeira, Francesca Belem Lopes; Melo, Fabiano Rodrigues de; Morato, Ronaldo Gonçalves; Bonjorne, Lilian; Magioli, Marcelo; Leuchtenberger, Caroline; Rohe, Fabio; Lemos, Frederico Gemesio; Martello, Felipe; Alves‐Eigenheer, Milene; Silva, Rafaela Aparecida da; Santos, Juliana Silveira dos; Priante, Camila Fátima; Bernardo, Rodrigo; Rogeri, Patricia; Assis, Julia Camara; Gaspar, Lucas Pacciullio; Tonetti, Vinicius Rodrigues; Trinca, Cristiano Trapé; Ribeiro, Adauto de Souza; Bocchiglieri, Adriana; Hass, Adriani; Canteri, Adriano; Chiarello, Adriano Garcia; Paglia, Adriano Pereira; Pereira, Adriele Aparecida; Souza, Agnis Cristiane de; Gatica, Ailin; Medeiro, Akyllam Zoppi; Eriksson, Alan; Costa, Alan Nilo; González‐Gallina, Alberto; Yanosky, Alberto A; Cruz, Alejandro Jesus de la; Bertassoni, Alessandra; Bager, Alex; Bovo, Alex Augusto Abreu; Mol, Alexandra Cravino; Bezerra, Alexandra Maria Ramos; Percequillo, Alexandre; Vogliotti, Alexandre; Lopes, Alexandre Martins Costa; Keuroghlian, Alexine; Hartley, Alfonso Christopher Zúñiga; Devlin, Allison L.; Paula, Almir de; García‐Olaechea, Alvaro; Sánchez, Amadeo; Aquino, Ana Carla Medeiros Morato; Srbek‐Araujo, Ana Carolina; Ochoa, Ana Cecilia; Tomazzoni, Ana Cristina; Lacerda, Ana Cristyna Reis; Bacellar, Ana Elisa de Faria; Campelo, Ana Kellen Nogueira; Victoria, Ana María Herrera; Paschoal, Ana Maria de Oliveira; Potrich, Ana Paula; Gomes, Ana Paula Nascimento; Olímpio, Ana Priscila Medeiros; Costa, Ana Raissa Cunha; Jácomo, Anah Tereza de Almeida; Calaça, Analice Maria; Jesus, Anamélia Souza; Barban, Ananda de Barros; Feijó, Anderson; Pagoto, Anderson; Rolim, Anderson Claudino; Hermann, Andiara Paula; Souza, Andiara Silos Moraes de Castro e; Alonso, André Chein; Monteiro, André; Mendonça, André Faria; Luza, André Luís; Moura, André Luis Botelho; Silva, André Luiz Ferreira da; Lanna, Andre Monnerat; Antunes, Andre Pinassi; Nunes, André Valle; Dechner, Andrea; Carvalho, Andrea Siqueira; Novaro, Andres Jose; Scabin, Andressa Barbara; Gatti, Andressa; Nobre, Andrezza Bellotto; Montanarin, Anelise; Deffaci, Ângela Camila; Albuquerque, Anna Carolina Figueiredo de; Mangione, Antonio Marcelo; Pinto, Antonio Millas Silva; Pontes, Antonio Rossano Mendes; Bertoldi, Ariane Teixeira; Calouro, Armando Muniz; Fernandes, Arthur; Ferreira, Arystene Nicodemo; Ferreguetti, Atilla Colombo; Rosa, Augusto Lisboa Martins; Banhos, Aureo; Francisco, Beatriz da Silva de Souza; Cezila, Beatriz Azevedo; Beisiegel, Beatriz de Mello; Thoisy, Benoit de; Ingberman, Bianca; Neves, Bianca dos Santos; Pereira‐Silva, Brenda; Camargo, Bruna Bertagni de; Andrade, Bruna da Silva; Santos, Bruna Silva; Leles, Bruno; Campos, Bruno Augusto Torres Parahyba; Kubiak, Bruno Busnello; França, Bruno Rodrigo de Albuquerque; Saranholi, Bruno Henrique; Mendes, Calebe Pereira; Devids, Camila Cantagallo; Pianca, Camila; Rodrigues, Camila; Islas, Camila Alvez; Lima, Camilla Angélica de; Lima, Camilo Ribeiro de; Gestich, Carla Cristina; Tedesco, Carla Denise; Angelo, Carlos De; Fonseca, Carlos; Hass, Carlos; Peres, Carlos A.; Kasper, Carlos Benhur; Durigan, Carlos Cesar; Fragoso, Carlos Eduardo; Verona, Carlos Eduardo; Rocha, Carlos Frederico Duarte; Salvador, Carlos Henrique; Vieira, Carlos Leonardo; Ruiz, Carmen Elena Barragán; Cheida, Carolina Carvalho; Sartor, Caroline Charão; Espinosa, Caroline da Costa; Fieker, Carolline Zatta; Braga, Caryne; Sánchez‐Lalinde, Catalina; Machado, Cauanne Iglesias Campos; Cronemberger, Cecilia; Luna, Cecília Licarião; Vechio, Christine Del; Bernardo, Christine Steiner S.; Hurtado, Cindy Meliza; Lopes, Cíntia M.; Rosa, Clarissa Alves da; Cinta, Claudia Cristina; Costa, Claudia Guimaraes; Zárate‐Castañeda, Claudia Paola; Novaes, Claudio Leite; Jenkins, Clinton N.; Seixas, Cristiana Simão; Martin, Cristiane; Zaniratto, Cristiane Patrícia; López‐Fuerte, Cristina Fabiola; Cunha, Cristina Jaques da; Brito De‐Carvalho, Crizanto; Chávez, Cuauhtémoc; Santos, Cyntia Cavalcante; Polli, Daiana Jeronimo; Buscariol, Daiane; Carreira, Daiane Cristina; Galiano, Daniel; Thornton, Daniel; Ferraz, Daniel da Silva; Lamattina, Daniela; Moreno, Daniele Janina; Moreira, Danielle Oliveira; Farias, Danilo Augusto; Barros‐Battesti, Darci Moraes; Tavares, Davi Castro; Braga, David Costa; Gaspar, Denise Alemar; Friedeberg, Diana; Astúa, Diego; Silva, Diego Afonso; Viana, Diego Carvalho; Lizcano, Diego J.; Varela, Diego M.; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro; Andrade, Gabrielle Ribeiro de; Almeida, Maria Cristina Ferreira do Rosário; Onofrio, Valeria Castilho.
Ecology, v. 101, n. 11, e03128, nov. 2020
Artigo em Inglês | Sec. Est. Saúde SP, SESSP-IBPROD, Sec. Est. Saúde SP | ID: bud-3174

RESUMO

Mammalian carnivores are considered a key group in maintaining ecological health and can indicate potential ecological integrity in landscapes where they occur. Carnivores also hold high conservation value and their habitat requirements can guide management and conservation plans. The order Carnivora has 84 species from 8 families in the Neotropical region: Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Otariidae; Phocidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae. Herein, we include published and unpublished data on native terrestrial Neotropical carnivores (Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae). NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES is a publicly available data set that includes 99,605 data entries from 35,511 unique georeferenced coordinates. Detection/non‐detection and quantitative data were obtained from 1818 to 2018 by researchers, governmental agencies, non‐governmental organizations, and private consultants. Data were collected using several methods including camera trapping, museum collections, roadkill, line transect, and opportunistic records. Literature (peerreviewed and grey literature) from Portuguese, Spanish and English were incorporated in this compilation. Most of the data set consists of detection data entries (n = 79,343; 79.7%) but also includes non‐detection data (n = 20,262; 20.3%). Of those, 43.3% also include count data (n = 43,151). The information available in NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES will contribute to macroecological, ecological, and conservation questions in multiple spatio‐temporal perspectives. As carnivores play key roles in trophic interactions, a better understanding of their distribution and habitat requirements are essential to establish conservation management plans and safeguard the future ecological health of Neotropical ecosystems. Our data paper, combined with other largescale data sets, has great potential to clarify species distribution and related ecological processes within the Neotropics. There are no copyright restrictions and no restriction for using data from this data paper, as long as the data paper is cited as the source of the information used. We also request that users inform us of how they intend to use the data.

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PLoS One ; 10(5): e0126073, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25955248

RESUMO

Territoriality carries costs and benefits, which are commonly affected by the spatial and temporal abundance and predictability of food, and by intruder pressure. Giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) live in groups that defend territories along river channels during the dry season using chemical signals, loud vocalizations and agonistic encounters. However, little is known about the territoriality of giant otters during the rainy season, when groups leave their dry season territories and follow fish dispersing into flooded areas. The objective of this study was to analyze long-term territoriality of giant otter groups in a seasonal environment. The linear extensions of the territories of 10 giant otter groups were determined based on locations of active dens, latrines and scent marks in each season. Some groups overlapped the limits of neighboring territories. The total territory extent of giant otters was correlated with group size in both seasons. The extent of exclusive territories of giant otter groups was negatively related to the number of adults present in adjacent groups. Territory fidelity ranged from 0 to 100% between seasons. Some groups maintained their territory for long periods, which demanded constant effort in marking and re-establishing their territories during the wet season. These results indicate that the defense capacity of groups had an important role in the maintenance of giant otter territories across seasons, which may also affect the reproductive success of alpha pairs.


Assuntos
Comportamento Animal/fisiologia , Inundações , Lontras/fisiologia , Territorialidade , Animais , Reprodução/fisiologia , Rios , Estações do Ano
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J Acoust Soc Am ; 136(5): 2861-75, 2014 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25373985

RESUMO

According to the "social intelligence hypothesis," species with complex social interactions have more sophisticated communication systems. Giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) live in groups with complex social interactions. It is likely that the vocal communication of giant otters is more sophisticated than previous studies suggest. The objectives of the current study were to describe the airborne vocal repertoire of giant otters in the Pantanal area of Brazil, to analyze call types within different behavioral contexts, and to correlate vocal complexity with level of sociability of mustelids to verify whether or not the result supports the social intelligence hypothesis. The behavior of nine giant otters groups was observed. Vocalizations recorded were acoustically and statistically analyzed to describe the species' repertoire. The repertoire was comprised by 15 sound types emitted in different behavioral contexts. The main behavioral contexts of each sound type were significantly associated with the acoustic variable ordination of different sound types. A strong correlation between vocal complexity and sociability was found for different species, suggesting that the communication systems observed in the family mustelidae support the social intelligence hypothesis.


Assuntos
Lontras/fisiologia , Vocalização Animal , Acústica , Fatores Etários , Comportamento Agonístico , Animais , Brasil , Inteligência Emocional , Comportamento Alimentar , Feminino , Asseio Animal , Masculino , Modelos Psicológicos , Lontras/psicologia , Comportamento Social , Espectrografia do Som , Territorialidade
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