Detection of ectoparasites and investigation of infection by Rickettsia spp. and Trypanosoma spp. in bats from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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This study aimed to investigate the presence of ectoparasites and the occurrence of natural infection by Rickettsia spp. and Trypanosoma spp. in bats from Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil. The evaluated animals were obtained from the Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinárias Desidério Finamor, sent by the Centro Estadual de Vigilância Sanitária, to carry out rabies diagnostic tests, during the period from 2016 to 2021. The bats came from 34 municipalities in RS. Of the 109 animals surveyed, 35.8% (39/109) had 385 ectoparasites, with an average of 9.9 parasites per animal. Of these bats, all had insectivorous feeding habits, with 35.9% (14/39) females and 64.1% (25/39) males. The co-parasitism of Chirnyssoides sp., Ewingana inaequalis, and Chiroptonyssus robustipes on Molossus currentium (Mammalia, Chiroptera) was recorded for the first time. All bats surveyed were negative for infection by the protozoan and bacteria. Thus, the expansion of the occurrence of these ectoparasites in insectivorous bats in RS was observed. Furthermore, this study corresponds to the first recorded interspecific associations for the species.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:123

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Parasitology research - 123(2024), 4 vom: 04. Apr., Seite 177

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

da Silva, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Ratzlaff, Fabiana Raquel [VerfasserIn]
Osmari, Vanessa [VerfasserIn]
Fernandes, Fagner D'ambroso [VerfasserIn]
Lourenço, Elizabete Captivo [VerfasserIn]
Famadas, Katia Maria [VerfasserIn]
Samoel, Gisele Vaz Aguirre [VerfasserIn]
Campos, Aline [VerfasserIn]
Pacheco, Susi Missel [VerfasserIn]
Dos Santos, Helton Fernandes [VerfasserIn]
Vogel, Fernanda Silveira Flores [VerfasserIn]
de Avila Botton, Sônia [VerfasserIn]
Sangioni, Luís Antônio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chiroptera
Co-parasitism
Journal Article
Macronyssidae
Myobiidae
PCR
Sarcoptidae

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Date Completed 05.04.2024

Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00436-024-08198-x

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NLM370629868