An epidemiological study in wild carnivores from Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems reveals association between Leishmania infantum, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. infection and new hosts for Hepatozoon martis, Hepatozoon canis and Sarcocystis spp.

The aetiology and epidemiology of vector borne apicomplexan Babesia and Hepatozoonand kinetoplastid Leishmania infantum infections in wildlife have not been explored inwide areas of southern Spain. We investigated these infections in 151 wild carnivores,including foxes, badgers, beech martens, hedge...

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Authors: Ortuño, María, Nachum-Biala, Yaarit, García Bocanegra, Ignacio, Resa, María, Berriatua, Eduardo, Baneth, Gad
Format: article
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)
Repository:RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/10899
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10952/10899
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Babesia
Cytauxzoon
Hepatozoon
Leishmania
Sarcocystis
Spain
Wildlife
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spelling An epidemiological study in wild carnivores from Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems reveals association between Leishmania infantum, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. infection and new hosts for Hepatozoon martis, Hepatozoon canis and Sarcocystis spp.Ortuño, MaríaNachum-Biala, YaaritGarcía Bocanegra, IgnacioResa, MaríaBerriatua, EduardoBaneth, GadBabesiaCytauxzoonHepatozoonLeishmaniaSarcocystisSpainWildlifeThe aetiology and epidemiology of vector borne apicomplexan Babesia and Hepatozoonand kinetoplastid Leishmania infantum infections in wildlife have not been explored inwide areas of southern Spain. We investigated these infections in 151 wild carnivores,including foxes, badgers, beech martens, hedgehogs, wild cats, Egyptian mongooses,otters, genets and racoons. Overall, Hepatozoon, Babesia and L. infantum infections weredetected in 68%, 48% and 23% of the wild animals surveyed, respectively. L. infantum-infected wildlife were more likely to be also infected with the apicomplexan Hepatozoonand Babesia spp. compared to the non-infected counterparts (p < .05). We report forthe first time Hepatozoon martis in badgers and wild cats and H. canis in beech martens,and a Babesia sp. in wild cats from Spain. Our results also indicate the widespread dis-tribution of H. canis in foxes (91%) and beech martens (13%), H. martis in beech martens(81%), wild cats (20%) and badgers (13%), H. felis in wild cats (60%), B. vulpes in foxes(64%), Babesia sp. type A closely related to B. vulpes, in badgers (58%) and Babesia sp.in wild cats (20%). Moreover, L. infantum infection was found in foxes (29%), beechmartens (13%), badgers (8%) and 1/3 Egyptian mongooses. We also detected Cytaux-zoon sp. in a wild cat and the first Sarcocystis sp. in a genet. This study provided evidenceof increased risk of L. infantum infection in wildlife animals co-infected with Babesia spp.or Hepatozoon spp. and indicated that these infections are widespread in wild carni-vores from Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems.Agricultura y VeterinariaCiencias de la Salud2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10952/10899reponame:RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murciainstname:Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/108992026-06-07T18:35:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv An epidemiological study in wild carnivores from Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems reveals association between Leishmania infantum, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. infection and new hosts for Hepatozoon martis, Hepatozoon canis and Sarcocystis spp.
title An epidemiological study in wild carnivores from Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems reveals association between Leishmania infantum, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. infection and new hosts for Hepatozoon martis, Hepatozoon canis and Sarcocystis spp.
spellingShingle An epidemiological study in wild carnivores from Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems reveals association between Leishmania infantum, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. infection and new hosts for Hepatozoon martis, Hepatozoon canis and Sarcocystis spp.
Ortuño, María
Babesia
Cytauxzoon
Hepatozoon
Leishmania
Sarcocystis
Spain
Wildlife
title_short An epidemiological study in wild carnivores from Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems reveals association between Leishmania infantum, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. infection and new hosts for Hepatozoon martis, Hepatozoon canis and Sarcocystis spp.
title_full An epidemiological study in wild carnivores from Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems reveals association between Leishmania infantum, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. infection and new hosts for Hepatozoon martis, Hepatozoon canis and Sarcocystis spp.
title_fullStr An epidemiological study in wild carnivores from Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems reveals association between Leishmania infantum, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. infection and new hosts for Hepatozoon martis, Hepatozoon canis and Sarcocystis spp.
title_full_unstemmed An epidemiological study in wild carnivores from Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems reveals association between Leishmania infantum, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. infection and new hosts for Hepatozoon martis, Hepatozoon canis and Sarcocystis spp.
title_sort An epidemiological study in wild carnivores from Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems reveals association between Leishmania infantum, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. infection and new hosts for Hepatozoon martis, Hepatozoon canis and Sarcocystis spp.
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ortuño, María
Nachum-Biala, Yaarit
García Bocanegra, Ignacio
Resa, María
Berriatua, Eduardo
Baneth, Gad
author Ortuño, María
author_facet Ortuño, María
Nachum-Biala, Yaarit
García Bocanegra, Ignacio
Resa, María
Berriatua, Eduardo
Baneth, Gad
author_role author
author2 Nachum-Biala, Yaarit
García Bocanegra, Ignacio
Resa, María
Berriatua, Eduardo
Baneth, Gad
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Babesia
Cytauxzoon
Hepatozoon
Leishmania
Sarcocystis
Spain
Wildlife
topic Babesia
Cytauxzoon
Hepatozoon
Leishmania
Sarcocystis
Spain
Wildlife
description The aetiology and epidemiology of vector borne apicomplexan Babesia and Hepatozoonand kinetoplastid Leishmania infantum infections in wildlife have not been explored inwide areas of southern Spain. We investigated these infections in 151 wild carnivores,including foxes, badgers, beech martens, hedgehogs, wild cats, Egyptian mongooses,otters, genets and racoons. Overall, Hepatozoon, Babesia and L. infantum infections weredetected in 68%, 48% and 23% of the wild animals surveyed, respectively. L. infantum-infected wildlife were more likely to be also infected with the apicomplexan Hepatozoonand Babesia spp. compared to the non-infected counterparts (p < .05). We report forthe first time Hepatozoon martis in badgers and wild cats and H. canis in beech martens,and a Babesia sp. in wild cats from Spain. Our results also indicate the widespread dis-tribution of H. canis in foxes (91%) and beech martens (13%), H. martis in beech martens(81%), wild cats (20%) and badgers (13%), H. felis in wild cats (60%), B. vulpes in foxes(64%), Babesia sp. type A closely related to B. vulpes, in badgers (58%) and Babesia sp.in wild cats (20%). Moreover, L. infantum infection was found in foxes (29%), beechmartens (13%), badgers (8%) and 1/3 Egyptian mongooses. We also detected Cytaux-zoon sp. in a wild cat and the first Sarcocystis sp. in a genet. This study provided evidenceof increased risk of L. infantum infection in wildlife animals co-infected with Babesia spp.or Hepatozoon spp. and indicated that these infections are widespread in wild carni-vores from Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems.
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