Natural Theileria equi infection in captive Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) in the Brazilian Amazon

dc.contributorUniversidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributorFederal University of Tocantins (UFT)
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-12T01:21:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-19T20:44:53Z
dc.date.available2020-12-12T01:21:43Z
dc.date.available2022-12-19T20:44:53Z
dc.date.created2020-12-12T01:21:43Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-01
dc.identifierTicks and Tick-borne Diseases, v. 11, n. 4, 2020.
dc.identifier1877-9603
dc.identifier1877-959X
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/198776
dc.identifier10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101452
dc.identifier2-s2.0-85083896344
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/5379410
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study was to detect natural Theileria equi infection in captive tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in the Brazilian Amazon. Samples from 19 captive tapirs were collected from zoological and botanical gardens and conservation parks in the Pará (n = 18) and Amazonas (n = 1) states. Whole-blood samples were collected for subsequent screening of T. equi DNA by PCR using the BEC-UF2 and EQUI-R primer set. Microscopic analyses of blood smears revealed T. equi trophozoites in 37% (7/19) of the animals examined, and T. equi DNA was detected in 58% (11/19) of the blood samples analyzed. Sequencing of amplified PCR products revealed an identity with T. equi isolates obtained from horses and waterbuck available in GenBank. In conclusion, T. equi infection occurs in captive tapirs in the Brazilian Amazon, and these mammals could potentially act as reservoirs.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationTicks and Tick-borne Diseases
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectTapirus terrestris
dc.subjectTheileria equi
dc.titleNatural Theileria equi infection in captive Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) in the Brazilian Amazon
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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