First report of Babesia bigemina in Lama glama in a zoological garden of Veracruz, Mexico.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
; 33: 100756, 2022 08.
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Zoological gardens represent specialised centres for the preservation of biological inventories and genetic diversity, allowing the recognition of multiple species in critical conservation categories. However, the close coexistence of multiple species of vertebrates that may be associated with various species of ectoparasites may be the cause of the transmission of multiple infectious agents, among which tick-borne pathogens stand out. In these areas, several animal species usually live in a small space and proximity to other wildlife, visitors and keepers. In Mexico, little is known about the disease agents transmitted by arthropods in zoological gardens. For this reason, the aim of this study was to identify the presence of Babesia/Theileria in animals maintained in captivity. As a part of a project identifying vector-borne pathogens in wildlife, 24 animals were sampled in the Miguel Angel de Quevedo zoo. Molecular identification of Babesia/Theileria was realised through amplification of a fragment of the mitochondrial cytB gene and the ribosomal 18S-rDNA. Two neotropical camelids (Lama glama) tested positive (2/3 = 66.6%) to Babesia bigemina. Our results represent the first record of B. bigemina in animals in captivity in a zoological garden in Mexico and the first finding of this haemoparasite in neotropical camelids in Mexico.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Babesia
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Babesiose
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Camelídeos Americanos
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Theileria
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
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En
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Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Holanda