Author(s): Fernandes, Asia Janelle ; Elshafie, Nelly Ossama ; Kmetiuk, Louise Bach ; Ullmann, Leila Sabrina [UNESP] ; Brandão, Ana Pérola Drulla ; Haisi, Amanda [UNESP] ; van Wilpe Bach, Renato ; de Barros-Filho, Ivan Roque ; Araújo Junior, João Pessoa [UNESP] ; Barbosa, David Soeiro ; Biondo, Alexander Welker ; dos Santos, Andrea Pires
Date: 2021
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/205995
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): dogs; hunting; Mycoplasma spp.; tick-borne diseases; wild boar
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Haemotropic mycoplasmas (haemoplasmas) are small pleomorphic bacteria infecting erythrocytes of several mammalian species, including human beings. No study to date has focused on the risk of bacteria exposure in hunting activities, particularly in natural environments of highly tick-infested areas. Accordingly, the present study aimed to assess haemoplasma occurrence in the complex encompassing wild boars, hunting dogs and hunters of Brazil. A total of 38/65 (58.5%) wild boars and 94/159 (59.1%) dogs were positive by qPCR for at least one haemoplasma. All 25 hunters were negative. Dogs with high hunting frequency were 2.4 more likely to be infected. Sequencing revealed a probable novel haemoplasma species in wild boars. Although exposure to haemoplasma species was present, the study herein found no evidence of cross-species transmission.
Department of Comparative Pathobiology Purdue University
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology Universidade Federal do Paraná
Biotechnology Institute Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Department of Preventive Medicine Universidade de São Paulo
Department of Medicine Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa
Department of Veterinary Medicine Universidade Federal do Paraná
Department of Parasitology Institute of Biological Sciences Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Biotechnology Institute Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
