The white-nosed coati (Nasua narica) is a naturally susceptible definitive host for the zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis in Costa Rica

 

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Auteurs: Hagnauer, Isabel, Santoro, Mario, Alfaro-Alarcón, Alejandro, VENEZIANO, Vincenzo, Cerrone, Anna, Latrofa, Maria Stefania, Otranto, Domenico, Jiménez-Soto, Mauricio
Formaat: artículo
Publicatiedatum:2016
Omschrijving:Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Strongylida, Angiostrongylidae) is a roundworm of rodents, which may cause a severe or fatal zoonosis in several countries of the Americas. A single report indicated that the white-nosed coati (Nasua narica), acts as a potential free-ranging wildlife reservoir. Here we investigated the prevalence and features of A. costaricensis infection in two procyonid species, the white-nosed coati and the raccoon (Procyon lotor) from Costa Rica to better understand their possible role in the epidemiology of this zoonotic infection. Eighteen of 32 (56.2%) white-nosed coatis collected between July 2010 and March 2016 were infected with A. costaricensis but none of 97 raccoons from the same localities were diagnosed with this infection. First-stage larvae of A. costaricensis were obtained from feces of 17 fresh white-nosed coati carcasses by Baermann technique. Parasite identity was confirmed by morphology, histology and molecular characterization of target genes. These data demonstrate that the white-nosed coati is a naturally susceptible definitive host for A. costaricensis in Costa Rica contrary to findings in the raccoon.
Land:Repositorio UNA
Instelling:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Repositorio UNA
Taal:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:https://repositorio.una.ac.cr:11056/17462
Online toegang:http://hdl.handle.net/11056/17462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.08.017
Access Level:acceso abierto
Keyword:ABDOMINAL ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS
ENFERMEDADES PARASITARIAS
SALUD PÚBLICA
PARASITOS
PROCYON LOTOR
ZOONOTIC HELMINTH