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2. Comparison between three dosages of intramuscular alfaxalone and a ketamine–dexmedetomidine–midazolam–tramadol combination in golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)
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Kunze, Patricia E., Molina, Camila V., Lima, Daniel M., Arias-Lugo, Maria A., Pissinatti, Alcides, Moreira, Silvia B., Catão-Dias, José L., Kierulff, Maria C.M., and Sanchez, Carlos R.
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- 2021
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3. ESBL-Producing Enterobacterales at the Human–Domestic Animal–Wildlife Interface: A One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance in Piauí, Northeastern Brazil.
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da Silva, Sandy Kelly S. M., Fuentes-Castillo, Danny A., Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Sacristán, Carlos, Catão-Dias, José L., Sevá, Anaiá P., Lincopan, Nilton, Deem, Sharon L., Feitosa, Lauro C. S., and Catenacci, Lilian S.
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SANDPIPERS ,DRUG resistance in microorganisms ,VETERINARY medicine ,INAPPROPRIATE prescribing (Medicine) ,MEDICAL prescriptions ,DOMESTIC animals ,CEPHALOSPORINS ,ANTIBACTERIAL agents - Abstract
Simple Summary: The inappropriate use of antibiotics has favored the adaptation of bacteria resistant to these drugs and is a growing problem in the 21st century. It may affect not only the health of humans but also domestic and wild animals. In this study, we investigated the risk factors and the presence of one type of antibacterial resistance present in the feces of domestic animals and free-living birds in the State of Piauí, Brazil. A total of 59 samples of the 387 (15.2%) analyzed showed bacterial resistance. Resistant bacteria were found in free-living animals that had never been treated with any medication and in domestic animals raised for subsistence. We hypothesize that the lack of access to veterinary care and information regarding antimicrobial therapy, along with access to antimicrobials without medical prescription, favors the inadequate use of antimicrobials in Piauí and, thus, contamination of the environment. We recommend an educational outreach platform and the development of public health policies that support the responsible use of antimicrobials in Piauí and other Brazilian states. The use, misuse, and overuse of antimicrobials is one of the main public health threats of the 21st century. We investigated the risk factor of the presence of extended-spectrum, cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales in feces of non-domestic and domestic birds and other domestic animals in Piauí State, northeast Brazil. We collected a total of 387 cloacal and rectal swab samples of free-living birds, domestic birds, and domestic mammals in five municipalities: Amarante, Água Branca, Lagoa Alegre, Parnaíba, and Teresina. A total of 59/387 (15.2%) of these samples harbored extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales. Using the MALDI-TOF technique, we identified fifty-seven samples as Escherichia coli and two samples as Klebsiella pneumoniae. Teresina and Parnaíba had the highest prevalence of animals with resistant bacteria (32.1% and 27.1%, respectively) and highest exposure risk factor (OR of 16.06 and 8.58, respectively, and p < 0.001 for all). Multidrug-resistant, ESBL-producing Enterobacterales were observed in 72.8% of the samples (43/59). For the free-living birds, the positive samples belonged to a great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) and a semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) in migratory and resident species, respectively. For domestic animals, the swine samples showed the highest prevalence of antimicrobial resistance. The lack of access to veterinary care and information regarding antimicrobial therapy, along with the easy access to antimicrobials without medical prescription, favors the inadequate use of antimicrobials in Piauí. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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4. Molecular and pathological investigations of Plasmodium parasites infecting striped forest whiptail lizards (Kentropyx calcarata) in Brazil
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Ferreira, Francisco C., Alves, Luiz G. M., Jager, Gabriela B., Franzini, Lissa D., Mesquita, Daniel O., Díaz-Delgado, Josué, Catão-Dias, José L., and Braga, Érika M.
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- 2020
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5. Benign Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor in a Wild Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
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Carvalho, Marcelo P. N., Fernandes, Natalia C. C. A., Nemer, Viviane C., Neto, Ramiro N. Dias, Teixeira, Rodrigo H. F., Miranda, Bruna S., Mamprim, Maria J., Catão-Dias, José L., and Réssio, Rodrigo A.
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- 2016
6. SURVEY OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII ANTIBODIES IN MAGELLANIC PENGUINS (SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS FORSTER, 1781)
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Gennari, Solange M., Niemeyer, Cláudia, Catão-Dias, José L., Soares, Herbert S., Acosta, Igor C. L., Dias, Ricardo A., Ribeiro, Jéssica D., Lassalvia, Cristiane, Maracini, Pryscilla, Kolesnikovas, Cristiane K. M., Mayorga, Luis F. S. P., and Dubey, Jitender P.
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- 2016
7. Genomic evidences of gulls as reservoirs of critical priority CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli in Corcovado Gulf, Patagonia
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Fuentes-Castillo, Danny, Castro-Tardón, Daniela, Esposito, Fernanda, Neves, Ingrith, Rodrigues, Larissa, Fontana, Herrison, Fuga, Bruna, Catão-Dias, José L., and Lincopan, Nilton
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- 2023
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8. Isolation and Characterization of IgM and IgY Antibodies from Plasma of Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus)
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Bizelli, Camila C., Silva, Sandriana R., da Costa, Jessica D., Vanstreels, Ralph E. T., Atzingen, Marina V., Santoro, Marcelo L., Fernandes, Irene, Catão-Dias, José L., and Faquim-Mauro, Eliana L.
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- 2015
9. Evaluation of three chemical immobilization protocols in golden‐headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) undergoing vasectomy surgery
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Ferraro, Mario A., Molina, Camila V., Catão‐Dias, José L., Kierulff, Maria C. M., Pissinatti, Alcides, Bueno, Marina G., and Cortopassi, Silvia R. G.
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- 2018
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10. Herpesvirus, Flavivirus, and Coronavirus Surveillance in Magnificent Frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens), Alcatrazes Archipelago, Southeastern Brazil.
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Ewbank, Ana C., Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Ramblas, Roberta Zamana, Gattamorta, Marco A., Godoy, Silvia Neri, Gravinatti, Mara L., Brandão, Paulo E., Catão-Dias, José L., and Sacristán, Carlos
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We surveyed the presence of herpesvirus, flavivirus, and coronavirus in 20 Magnificent Frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) from the protected Alcatrazes Island, Alcatrazes archipelago, Brazil. One adult female was positive for herpesvirus (5% occurrence; 95% confidence interval –5.5 to 15.5), whereas none of the samples were PCR-positive for flavivirus or coronavirus. The obtained herpesvirus was highly similar to the one responsible for annual mortality of Magnificent Frigatebird chicks on Grand Connétable Island, French Guiana; however, no episodes of mass mortality have been recorded in the birds from Alcatrazes. Our findings indicate that this virus may be widespread in Magnificent Frigatebirds of the southwestern Atlantic. The observed differences in morbidity and mortality may be the result of basal immunosuppression of the birds from French Guiana related to environmental or nutritional conditions. The Alcatrazes archipelago sustains the largest frigatebird breeding colony of the southern Atlantic; future monitoring studies with larger sampling sizes are needed to further determine the epidemiologic relevance of the detected herpesviruses, as well as other viruses (e.g., flaviviruses, coronaviruses, avian influenza virus), in seabirds of Alcatrazes Island. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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11. MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII ISOLATION FROM CAPTIVE SOUTH AMERICAN COATI (NASUA NASUA)
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Rocha, Vivianne Cambuí M., Corrêa, Sandra H. Ramiro, Setzer, Ariela P., Catão-Dias, José L., Ramos, Maria Christina C., Fiori, Wagner, Ikuta, Cássia Y., and Neto, José S. Ferreira
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- 2013
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12. Hematologic and Plasma Biochemical Values of Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
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Kolesnikovas, Cristiane K. M., Niemeyer, Claudia, Teixeira, Rodrigo H. F., Nunes, Adauto L. V., Rameh-de-Albuquerque, Luciana C., Sant'Anna, Sávio S., and Catão-Dias, José L.
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- 2012
13. Short-Finned Pilot Whale Strandings Associated with Pilot Whale Morbillivirus, Brazil.
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Costa-Silva, Samira, Sacristán, Carlos, Soares, Rodrigo M., Carvalho, Vitor L., Castilho, Pedro V., Cremer, Marta J., Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Duarte-Benvenuto, Arícia, Faita, Thalita, Navas-Suárez, Pedro E., Vieira, Jenyffer V., Pereira, Letícia G., Alves, Carolina F., Souza, Gabriela C., Lemos, Giulia G., Silvestre-Perez, Natália, Catão-Dias, José L., and Keid, Lara B.
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MORBILLIVIRUSES ,WHALES ,CETACEA - Abstract
Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) causes illness and death in cetaceans worldwide; the CeMV strains circulating in the Southern Hemisphere are poorly known. We detected a pilot whale CeMV strain in 3 short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) stranded in Brazil during July-October 2020. Our results confirm this virus circulates in this species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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14. Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil.
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Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Sacristán, Carlos, Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Sacristán, Irene, Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta, Gravena, Waleska, Mello, Daniela M. D., Ferreira da Silva, Vera M., Marmontel, Miriam, Carvalho, Vitor L., Marigo, Juliana, and Catão-Dias, José L.
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Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. (hemoplasmas) are uncultivable bacteria that infect mammals, including humans. We detected a potentially novel hemoplasma species in blood samples from wild river dolphins in the Amazon River Basin, Brazil. Further investigation could determine pathogenicity and zoonotic potential of the detected hemoplasma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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15. COMMON GOOSE BARNACLES LEPAS AUSTRALIS (THORACICA, PEDUNCULATA) ON DECEASED MAGELLANIC PENGUINS SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS (AVES)
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VANSTREELS, RALPH E. T., MARACINI, PRYSCILLA, NIEMEYER, CLAUDIA, RUOPPOLO, VALERIA, and CATÃO-DIAS, JOSÉ L.
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- 2012
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16. Flow cytometric characterization of peripheral blood leukocyte populations of 3 neotropical snake species: Boa constrictor, Bothrops jararaca, and Crotalus durissus
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Carvalho, Marcelo P. N., Queiroz-Hazarbassanov, Nicolle G. T., Massoco, Cristina O., Rossi, Silmara, Sant'Anna, Sávio S., Catão-Dias, José L., and Grego, Kathleen F.
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- 2016
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17. Toxoplasmosis in Golden-Headed Lion Tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) and Emperor Marmosets (Saguinus imperator) in Captivity
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Epiphanio, Sabrina, Guimarães, Marcelo A. B. V., Fedullo, Daniel L., Correa, Sandra H. R., and Catão-Dias, José L.
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- 2000
18. Cetacean Morbillivirus Infection in a Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) from Brazil
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Groch, Kátia R, Jerdy, Hassan, Marcondes, Milton CC, Barbosa, Lupércio A, Ramos, Hernani GC, Pavanelli, Larissa, Fornells, Luz Alba MG, Silva, Marina B, Souza, Giliane S, Kanashiro, Milton M, Bussad, Pollyana, Silveira, Leonardo S, Costa-Silva, Samira, Wiener, Dominique J, Travassos, Carlos EPF, Catão-Dias, José L, and Díaz-Delgado, Josué
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- 2020
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19. Primary urinary bladder haemangiosarcoma in a captive saddleback tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis)
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Gonzales-Viera, Omar, Quevedo, Tatiana, Chavera, Alfonso, Perales-Camacho, Rosa, Grandi, Fabrizio, and Catão-Dias, José L.
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- 2014
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20. CLINICO-PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS AND PATHOGEN SCREENING IN FUR SEALS (ARCTOCEPHALUS AUSTRALIS AND ARCTOCEPHALUS TROPICALIS) STRANDED IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL, 2018.
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Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Sacristán, Carlos, Reisfeld, Laura, Santos-Costa, Priscilla C., Fernandes, Natalia C. C. dA., Ressio, Rodrigo A., Mello, Daniela M. D., Favero, Cíntia, Groch, Katia R., Diaz-Delgado, Josué, and Catão-Dias, José L.
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Among pinnipeds, four Otariidae species (eared seals) have been reported as occasional or frequent vagrants along the coast of Brazil, mainly in the southern region. These animals usually arrive debilitated during winter and are directed to rehabilitation. Nevertheless, available information on sanitary aspects of stranded pinnipeds in Brazil is limited. Increased fur seal strandings (n=23) were recorded during the 2018 winter season in southeast Brazil (Iguape, Ilha Comprida, and Ilha do Cardoso, Sao Paulo State) compared to 2017 (n=2). Of these 23 fur seals, two were found dead and were in a good postmortem condition, and four died during rehabilitation and were subsequently necropsied. The remaining fur seals were not analyzed due to advanced decomposition (9/23) or successful rehabilitation (8/23). Herein, we report the antemortem hematology (n=4) and postmortem pathologic, parasitologic, and molecular analysis results as well as the most likely cause of stranding and/ or death (CSD) in five free-ranging juvenile South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) and one free-ranging juvenile subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis). All animals were males, and all but one had poor body condition. Pathologic examinations revealed a variety of lesions, predominantly hemodynamic disturbances, endoparasitism, and inflammatory disease processes of suspected infectious nature. Molecular analyses detected gammaherpesvirus infections in two South American seals and one subantarctic fur seal, Sarcocystis sp. in one subantarctic fur seal, and Neospora spp. in two South American fur seals. All seals were PCR-negative for morbillivirus, flavivirus, and Toxoplasma gondii. The most likely CSDs were: starvation (2), aspiration pneumonia (1), asphyxia (1), predator attack (1), and presumed systemic infectious disease (1). These findings expand the geographic range of various pathogens of pinnipeds and may be of value to first responders, clinicians, and diagnosticians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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21. Plasmodium simium: Population Genomics Reveals the Origin of a Reverse Zoonosis.
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Oliveira, Thaís C de, Rodrigues, Priscila T, Early, Angela M, Duarte, Ana Maria R C, Buery, Julyana C, Bueno, Marina G, Catão-Dias, José L, Cerutti, Crispim, Rona, Luísa D P, Neafsey, Daniel E, Ferreira, Marcelo U, and de Oliveira, Thaís C
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ZOONOSES ,GENETIC variation ,SUBURBS ,PLASMODIUM ,GENOMICS - Abstract
Background: The population history of Plasmodium simium, which causes malaria in sylvatic Neotropical monkeys and humans along the Atlantic Coast of Brazil, remains disputed. Genetically diverse P vivax populations from various sources, including the lineages that founded the species P simium, are thought to have arrived in the Americas in separate migratory waves.Methods: We use population genomic approaches to investigate the origin and evolution of P simium.Results: We find a minimal genome-level differentiation between P simium and present-day New World P vivax isolates, consistent with their common geographic origin and subsequent divergence on this continent. The meagre genetic diversity in P simium samples from humans and monkeys implies a recent transfer from humans to non-human primates - a unique example of malaria as a reverse zoonosis of public health significance. Likely genomic signatures of P simium adaptation to new hosts include the deletion of >40% of a key erythrocyte invasion ligand, PvRBP2a, which may have favored more efficient simian host cell infection.Conclusions: New World P vivax lineages that switched from humans to platyrrhine monkeys founded the P simium population that infects nonhuman primates and feeds sustained human malaria transmission in the outskirts of major cities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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22. Liver iron overloading in captive muriquis (Brachyteles spp.)
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Santos, Stéfanie V., Strefezzi, Ricardo De F., Pissinatti, Alcides, and Catão-Dias, José L.
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- 2011
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23. Colistin‐resistant Enterobacter kobei carrying mcr‐9.1 and blaCTX‐M‐15 infecting a critically endangered franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei), Brazil.
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Fuentes‐Castillo, Danny, Sellera, Fábio P., Goldberg, Daphne W., Fontana, Herrison, Esposito, Fernanda, Cardoso, Brenda, Ikeda, Joana, Kyllar, Anneliese, Catão‐Dias, José L., and Lincopan, Nilton
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COLISTIN ,ENTEROBACTER ,GENOMICS ,ENDANGERED ecosystems ,PUBLIC health - Abstract
The emergence of mobile mcr genes mediating resistance to colistin is a critical public health issue that has hindered the treatment of serious infections caused by multidrug‐resistant pathogens in humans and other animals. We report the emergence of the mcr‐9.1 gene in a polymyxin‐resistant extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase (ESBL)‐producing Enterobacter kobei infecting a free‐living franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei), threatened with extinction in South America. Genomic analysis confirmed the presence of genes conferring resistance to clinically relevant β‐lactam [blaCTX‐M‐15, blaACT‐9, blaOXA‐1 and blaTEM‐1B], aminoglycoside [aac(3)‐IIa, aadA1, aph(3'')‐Ib and aph(6)‐Id], trimethoprim [dfrA14], tetracycline [tetA], quinolone [aac(6')‐Ib‐cr and qnrB1], fosfomycin [fosA], sulphonamide [sul2] and phenicol [catA1 and catB3] antibiotics. The identification of mcr‐9.1 in a CTX‐M‐15‐producing pathogen infecting a critically endangered animal is of serious concern, which should be interpreted as a sign of further spread of critical priority pathogens and their resistance genes in threatened ecosystems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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24. Epidemiological features of the first Unusual Mortality Event linked to cetacean morbillivirus in the South Atlantic (Brazil, 2017–2018).
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Cunha, Haydée A., Santos‐Neto, Elitieri B., Carvalho, Rafael R., Ikeda, Joana M. P., Groch, Katia R., Díaz‐Delgado, Josué, Guari, Emi B., Brião, Juliana A., Oliveira, Raissa B., Flach, Leonardo, Bisi, Tatiana L., Catão‐Dias, José L., Azevedo, Alexandre F., and Lailson‐Brito, José
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MORBILLIVIRUSES ,CETACEA ,MORTALITY ,DEATH rate ,REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction ,ANIMAL offspring sex ratio - Abstract
Since the 1980s, cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) has caused mass mortality events worldwide. However, no epizootics had been recorded in the South Atlantic, until an unusual mortality event (UME) linked to Guiana dolphin cetacean morbillivirus (GD‐CeMV) began in Ilha Grande Bay, southeastern Brazil, in November 2017. In a five‐month period, the UME spread to neighboring Sepetiba Bay and accounted for the death of at least 277 Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis). Prevalence of morbillivirus positive dolphins, as estimated from RT‐PCR diagnostics, was 92.3% (24/26) in Ilha Grande Bay and 91.9% (57/62) in Sepetiba Bay. Females had higher mortality rates during the UME (1.5:1), in contrast with historical mortality data from both bays that showed a 2:1 male to female death ratio. Calf mortality rates also increased in both bays. These results suggest that females and calves were more vulnerable to morbilliviral infection. Herein, we discuss possible explanations for such sex‐biased death pattern during the UME and their implication for the conservation of endangered Guiana dolphins. We also speculate about the origin and spread of morbillivirus in the South Atlantic Ocean. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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25. Cetacean morbillivirus in Humpback whales' exhaled breath.
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Groch, Kátia R., Blazquez, Diana N. H., Marcondes, Milton C. C., Santos, Joana, Colosio, Adriana, Díaz Delgado, Josué, and Catão‐Dias, José L.
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HUMPBACK whale ,WILDLIFE conservation ,CETACEA ,MATING grounds ,WHALES ,PARAMYXOVIRUSES ,NERVOUS system - Abstract
The humpback whale (HW; Megaptera novaeangliae) population that seasonally resides along the Brazilian coast concentrates in the Abrolhos Bank (Bahia and Espírito Santo states) for breeding during austral winter and spring. Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV, Paramyxoviridae family) is currently one of the most significant biological threats to cetaceans worldwide with high infection and mortality rates. CeMV is pleiotropic yet it has special tropism for the respiratory, lymphoid and nervous system and is primarily transmitted by the aerogenous route. A new lineage of CeMV, the Guiana dolphin morbillivirus (GDMV), is known to affect cetaceans off Brazil. GDMV was first detected in a Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) stranded in the Abrolhos Bank region, in 2010. In addition to pathologic examinations on stranded HW, pathogen survey of free‐ranging HW may provide valuable insight into the epidemiology of diseases. We hypothesized that HW in the Brazilian breeding ground could be exposed to CeMV. Thus, in the present study, we investigated the presence of CeMV in exhaled breath condensates (EBC) of HW in the Abrolhos Bank. Overall, 73 samples of EBC from 48 groups of HW were collected during the breeding seasons of 2011 (n = 16) and 2012 (n = 57). One sample failed to have the reference gene amplified and was excluded from the study. CeMV was detected by a RT‐qPCR method in 2 EBC samples, representing 2 whale groups. Phylogenetic analysis of partial morbillivirus phosphoprotein gene showed 100% homology to GDMV. Our results show that HW in Brazil are infected by CeMV with a relative prevalence of 4.3% (2/47) and demonstrate the suitability of using EBC and RT‐qPCR as a non‐invasive tool for CeMV survey in free‐ranging whales. This pioneer study provides scientific basis for non‐invasive CeMV monitoring of HW, suggests HW may play a role in the dynamics of CeMV and raises concern for potential conservation implications for this species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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26. Differential Yellow Fever Susceptibility in New World Nonhuman Primates, Comparison with Humans, and Implications for Surveillance.
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de Azevedo Fernandes, Natalia C. C., Guerra, Juliana M., Díaz-Delgado, Josué, Cunha, Mariana S., Saad, Leila del C., Iglezias, Silvia D., Ressio, Rodrigo A., dos Santos Cirqueira, Cinthya, Kanamura, Cristina T., Jesus, Isis P., Maeda, Adriana Y., Vasami, Fernanda G. S., de Carvalho, Júlia, de Araújo, Leonardo J. T., Pereira de Souza, Renato, Nogueira, Juliana S., Spinola, Roberta M. F., Catão-Dias, José L., de Azevedo Fernandes, Natália C C, and Saad, Leila delC
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RESEARCH ,ANIMAL experimentation ,FLAVIVIRUSES ,RESEARCH methodology ,YELLOW fever ,MEDICAL cooperation ,EVALUATION research ,PRIMATES ,COMPARATIVE studies - Abstract
A major outbreak of yellow fever (YF) occurred in Brazil during 2016-2018. Epizootics in New World nonhuman primates are sentinel events for YF virus circulation. However, genus-specific susceptibilities and suitability for YF surveillance remain poorly understood. We obtained and compared epidemiologic, histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular results from 93 human and 1,752 primate cases submitted during the recent YF outbreak in Brazil (2017), with the support of the Brazilian National YF Surveillance Program. We detected heterogeneous YF-associated profiles among the various genera of primates we analyzed. Alouatta primates were the most reliable sentinel; Sapajus and Callicebus primates had higher viral loads but lower proportional mortality rates. Callithrix primates were the least sensitive, showing lower viral loads, lower proportional mortality rates, and no demonstrable YF virus antigen or extensive lesions in liver, despite detectable viral RNA. These differences in susceptibility, viral load, and mortality rates should be considered in strategic surveillance of epizootics and control measures for YF. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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27. Genomic data reveal international lineages of critical priority Escherichia coli harbouring wide resistome in Andean condors (Vultur gryphus Linnaeus, 1758).
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Fuentes‐Castillo, Danny, Esposito, Fernanda, Cardoso, Brenda, Dalazen, Gislaine, Moura, Quézia, Fuga, Bruna, Fontana, Herrison, Cerdeira, Louise, Dropa, Milena, Rottmann, Jürgen, González‐Acuña, Daniel, Catão‐Dias, José L., and Lincopan, Nilton
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ESCHERICHIA coli ,WILDLIFE rehabilitation ,GREATER wax moth ,ARSENIC poisoning ,FOOD animals ,REHABILITATION centers ,GLYPHOSATE ,MERCURY poisoning - Abstract
Critical priority pathogens have globally disseminated beyond clinical settings, thereby threatening wildlife. Andean Condors (Vultur gryphus) are essential for ecosystem health and functioning, but their populations are globally near threatened and declining due to anthropogenic activities. During a microbiological and genomic surveillance study of critical priority antibiotic‐resistant pathogens, we identified pandemic lineages of multidrug‐resistant extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase (ESBL)‐producing Escherichia coli colonizing Andean Condors admitted at two wildlife rehabilitation centres in South America. Genomic analysis revealed the presence of genes encoding resistance to hospital and healthcare agents among international E. coli clones belonging to sequence types (STs) ST162, ST602, ST1196 and ST1485. In this regard, the resistome included genes conferring resistance to clinically important cephalosporins (i.e., CTX‐M‐14, CTX‐M‐55 and CTX‐M‐65 ESBL genes), heavy metals (arsenic, mercury, lead, cadmium, copper, silver), pesticides (glyphosate) and domestic/hospital disinfectants, suggesting a link with anthropogenic environmental pollution. On the other hand, the presence of virulence factors, including the astA gene associated with outbreak of childhood diarrhoea and extra‐intestinal disease in animals, was identified, whereas virulent behaviour was confirmed using the Galleria mellonella infection model. E. coli ST162, ST602, ST1196 and ST1485 have been previously identified in humans and food‐producing animals worldwide, indicating that a wide resistome could contribute to rapid adaptation and dissemination of these clones at the human–animal–environment interface. Therefore, these results highlight that Andean Condors have been colonized by critical priority pathogens, becoming potential environmental reservoirs and/or vectors for dissemination of virulent and antimicrobial‐resistant bacteria and/or their genes, in associated ecosystems and wildlife. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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28. Spontaneous meningoencephalitis by Staphylococcus aureus in an infant golden‐headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas).
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Molina, Camila V., Bueno, Marina G., Kierulff, Maria Cecília M., Pissinatti, Alcides, Cunha, Marcos P. V., Knöbl, Terezinha, Catão‐Dias, José L., and Díaz‐Delgado, Josué
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MENINGOENCEPHALITIS ,LION tamarins ,INFANTS ,PRIMATES ,BACTERIAL diseases - Abstract
Non‐human primates are susceptible to many bacteria, some of which bear zoonotic potential. We report the pathologic features of spontaneous fulminating meningoencephalitis by Staphylococcus aureus in a captive infant golden‐headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) from Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. Spontaneous retroperitoneal liposarcoma in a free‐ranging juvenile golden‐headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas).
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Díaz‐Delgado, Josué, Molina, Camila V., Catão‐Dias, José L., Kierulff, Maria C. M., Pissinatti, Alcides, and Bueno, Marina G.
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LIPOSARCOMA ,LION tamarins ,PRIMATES ,FIBROSARCOMA ,TUMORS - Abstract
Malignant adipocytic neoplasia is rare among nonhuman primates. We report the gross and microscopic features of a retroperitoneal liposarcoma with myxofibrosarcoma‐like dedifferentiation in a free‐ranging juvenile golden‐headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas). To our knowledge, this is the first report of such tumor subtype in New World primates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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30. Cetacean morbillivirus in Southern Right Whales, Brazil.
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Groch, Kátia R., Groch, Karina R., Kolesnikovas, Cristiane K. M., de Castilho, Pedro V., Moreira, Luciana M. P., Barros, Cecil R. M. B., Morais, Camila R., Renault‐Braga, Eduardo P., Sierra, Eva, Fernandez, Antonio, Catão‐Dias, José L., and Díaz‐Delgado, Josué
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MORBILLIVIRUSES ,SOUTHERN right whale ,COMMUNICABLE disease diagnosis ,PHOSPHOPROTEINS - Abstract
Summary: Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) has caused repeated epizootics and interepizootic fatalities in a variety of cetacean species worldwide. Recently, a novel CeMV strain (GD‐CeMV) was linked to a mass die‐off of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in Brazil. Southern right whales (SRWs; Eubalaena australis) migrate to the southern Brazilian coast during austral winter and spring (June through November) for breeding and calving. Because unexplained high calf mortality rates have recurrently been documented in SRWs, we hypothesized they could be infected with CeMV. We developed a novel real‐time RT‐PCR method based on SYBR®GREEN for detection of CeMV and identified the virus in three out of five stranded SRWs from Santa Catarina state, Brazil. The partial sequences of the morbillivirus phosphoprotein gene suggest that the virus is similar to the GD‐CeMV strain. Our results indicate CeMV can infect SRWs and should be considered in the differential aetiologic diagnosis of infectious diseases in this species. It also raises concern for potential conservation implications for this species in its main coastal breeding area off Southern Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Guiana Dolphin Unusual Mortality Event and Link to Cetacean Morbillivirus, Brazil.
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Groch, Kátia R., Santos-Neto, Elitieri B., Díaz-Delgado, Josué, Ikeda, Joana M. P., Carvalho, Rafael R., Oliveira, Raissa B., Guari, Emi B., Bisi, Tatiana L., Azevedo, Alexandre F., Lailson-Brito, José, and Catão-Dias, José L.
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TUCUXI ,DOLPHINS ,MORTALITY ,MORBILLIVIRUSES ,CETACEA ,ENDANGERED species ,DISEASES - Abstract
During November-December 2017, a mass die-off of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Molecular and pathologic investigations on 20 animals indicated that cetacean morbillivirus played a major role. Our findings increase the knowledge on health and disease aspects of this endangered species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Evaluation of three chemical immobilization protocols in golden‐headed lion tamarins (<italic>Leontopithecus chrysomelas</italic>) undergoing vasectomy surgery.
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Ferraro, Mario A., Molina, Camila V., Catão‐Dias, José L., Kierulff, Maria C. M., Pissinatti, Alcides, Bueno, Marina G., and Cortopassi, Silvia R. G.
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LION tamarins ,VASECTOMY ,DEXMEDETOMIDINE ,LIDOCAINE ,MIDAZOLAM ,PRIMATOLOGY - Abstract
Abstract: Background: The golden‐headed lion tamarin (
Leontopithecus chrysomelas ), originally endemic to Bahia, was introduced in Rio de Janeiro. The species is currently found in remaining forests within the region of original occupation of the golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia ), which may compromise the survival of the golden lion tamarin. Groups of golden‐headed lion tamarins were captured and translocated to Bahia. However, the area chosen reached its limit and males underwent to vasectomy procedures. Methods: Animals were separated into 3 groups: S‐ketamine and midazolam, S‐ketamine and dexmedetomidine, and racemic ketamine and dexmedetomidine. Results and Conclusions: Heart rate, sedation and muscle relaxation degrees, antinociception, and lidocaine consumption presented significant difference between midazolam and dexmedetomidine groups. Bradycardia was present on dexmedetomidine groups, with values remaining within the normal range. Dexmedetomidine groups present the best outcomes for muscle relaxation, sedation, and antinociception and were safe for vasectomy surgery in golden‐headed lion tamarins. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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33. Molecular detection of viral agents in free-ranging and captive neotropical felids in Brazil.
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Furtado, Mariana M., Taniwaki, Sueli A., de Barros, Iracema N., Brandão, Paulo E., Catão-Dias, José L., Cavalcanti, Sandra, Cullen, Laury, Filoni, Claudia, Jácomo, Anah T. de Almeida, Jorge, Rodrigo S. P., Silva, Nairléia dos Santos, Silveira, Leandro, and Ferreira Neto, José S.
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We describe molecular testing for felid alphaherpesvirus 1 (FHV-1), carnivore protoparvovirus 1 (CPPV-1), feline calicivirus (FCV), alphacoronavirus 1 (feline coronavirus [FCoV]), feline leukemia virus (FeLV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), and canine distemper virus (CDV) in whole blood samples of 109 free-ranging and 68 captive neotropical felids from Brazil. Samples from 2 jaguars (Panthera onca) and 1 oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) were positive for FHV-1; 2 jaguars, 1 puma (Puma concolor), and 1 jaguarundi (Herpairulus yagouaroundi) tested positive for CPPV-1; and 1 puma was positive for FIV. Based on comparison of 103 nucleotides of the UL24-UL25 gene, the FHV-1 sequences were 99–100% similar to the FHV-1 strain of domestic cats. Nucleotide sequences of CPPV-1 were closely related to sequences detected in other wild carnivores, comparing 294 nucleotides of the VP1 gene. The FIV nucleotide sequence detected in the free-ranging puma, based on comparison of 444 nucleotides of the pol gene, grouped with other lentiviruses described in pumas, and had 82.4% identity with a free-ranging puma from Yellowstone Park and 79.5% with a captive puma from Brazil. Our data document the circulation of FHV-1, CPPV-1, and FIV in neotropical felids in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Survey of Malassezia sp and dermatophytes in the cutaneous microbiome of free-ranging golden-headed lion tamarins ( Leontopithecus chrysomelas - Kuhl, 1820).
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Neves, Juan JA, Francelino, Marcelo, Silva, Flavia GL, Baptista, Luana CL, Bueno, Marina G, Catão‐Dias, José L, Molina, Camila, Kierulff, Maria CM, Pissinatti, Alcides, and Coutinho, Selene DA
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MALASSEZIA ,FUNGI ,SKIN microbiology ,DERMATOPHYTES ,PATHOGENIC fungi - Abstract
Background Data about the presence of fungi on the cutaneous surface of wild animals are scarce. The aim of this study was to survey dermatophytes and Malassezia sp in the external ear canal and haircoat of Leontopithecus chrysomelas. Methods A total of 928 clinical samples were collected from 232 animals: For Malassezia screening 696 samples were studied, 464 of cerumen and 232 of haircoat; another 232 haircoat samples were studied for dermatophyte analysis. Results A geophilic dermatophyte, Microsporum cookie, was isolated from one young female. Lipodependent Malassezia was isolated from 76 animals and 87 clinical samples, 26 from the cerumen and 61 from the haircoat (statistically significant); there were no differences related to gender and age. Conclusions Results suggested that lipodependent Malassezia is part of the skin microbiome of these animals. The prevalence of dermatophytes was too low and probably not relevant for the health of the studied population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. Merozoite surface protein-1 genetic diversity in Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium brasilianum from Brazil.
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Guimarães, Lilian O., Wunderlich, Gerhard, Alves, João M. P., Bueno, Marina G., Röhe, Fabio, Catão-Dias, José L., Neves, Amanda, Malafronte, Rosely S., Curado, Izilda, Domingues, Wilson, and Kirchgatter, Karin
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MEROZOITES ,PLASMODIUM ,MEMBRANE proteins ,ANTIGENS ,GENETIC markers ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,HAPLOTYPES ,DIMORPHISM (Biology) - Abstract
Background: The merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP1) gene encodes the major surface antigen of invasive forms of the Plasmodium erythrocytic stages and is considered a candidate vaccine antigen against malaria. Due to its polymorphisms, MSP1 is also useful for strain discrimination and consists of a good genetic marker. Sequence diversity in MSP1 has been analyzed in field isolates of three human parasites: P. falciparum, P. vivax, and P. ovale. However, the extent of variation in another human parasite, P. malariae, remains unknown. This parasite shows widespread, uneven distribution in tropical and subtropical regions throughout South America, Asia, and Africa. Interestingly, it is genetically indistinguishable from P. brasilianum, a parasite known to infect New World monkeys in Central and South America.Methods: Specific fragments (1 to 5) covering 60 % of the MSP1 gene (mainly the putatively polymorphic regions), were amplified by PCR in isolates of P. malariae and P. brasilianum from different geographic origin and hosts. Sequencing of the PCR-amplified products or cloned PCR fragments was performed and the sequences were used to construct a phylogenetic tree by the maximum likelihood method. Data were computed to give insights into the evolutionary and phylogenetic relationships of these parasites.Results: Except for fragment 4, sequences from all other fragments consisted of unpublished sequences. The most polymorphic gene region was fragment 2, and in samples where this region lacks polymorphism, all other regions are also identical. The low variability of the P. malariae msp1 sequences of these isolates and the identification of the same haplotype in those collected many years apart at different locations is compatible with a low transmission rate. We also found greater diversity among P. brasilianum isolates compared with P. malariae ones. Lastly, the sequences were segregated according to their geographic origins and hosts, showing a strong genetic and geographic structure.Conclusions: Our data show that there is a low level of sequence diversity and a possible absence of allelic dimorphism of MSP1 in these parasites as opposed to other Plasmodium species. P. brasilianum strains apparently show greater divergence in comparison to P. malariae, thus P. malariae could derive from P. brasilianum, as it has been proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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36. Pneumonia and bacteremia in a golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae during a translocation program of free-ranging animals in Brazil.
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Bueno, Marina G., Iovine, Renata O., Torres, Luciana N., Catão-Dias, José L., Pissinatti, Alcides, Kierulff, Maria C. M., and Carvalho, Vania M.
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KLEBSIELLA pneumoniae ,BRONCHOPNEUMONIA ,BACTEREMIA ,GOLDEN lion tamarin ,ANIMAL diseases ,DISEASES - Abstract
Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important emerging pathogen in humans, particularly the invasive hypermucoviscosity (HMV) phenotype. In addition, the organism is an important public health concern because of nosocomial infections and antimicrobial resistance. Nonhuman primates in captivity are susceptible to Klebsiella, particularly when a stress factor is involved. Infections vary depending on the species but can cause significant morbidity and mortality in these animals. The objective of this study was to describe a case of bronchopneumonia and bacteremia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in a free-ranging golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) caught and maintained in quarantine during a translocation program for conservation purposes. An adult male, that had showed emaciation and apathy, was clinically examined and, despite being provided supportive therapy, died 2 days after onset of clinical signs. At postmortem examination, generalized bilateral pneumonia and pericarditis were observed. Tissue samples were fixed in 10% formalin for histology, and pulmonary tissues and cardiac blood were collected for microbiologic diagnostic procedures. Bacteria that were shown to be HMV K. pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae strains were isolated from the pulmonary fluids and cardiac blood in pure cultures. Severe bronchopneumonia was the main pathological finding. The consequences of the confirmed presence of the HMV phenotype of K. pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae in this wildlife species for human, animal, and ecosystem health should be determined. These results demonstrate the importance of quarantine and potential pathogen screening during wildlife translocation procedures. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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37. Characterization of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from captive wild felids with bacteremia.
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Carvalho, Vania M., Osugui, Lika, Setzer, Ariela P., Lopez, Rodrigo P. G., Pestana de Castro, Antonio F., Irino, Kinue, and Catão-Dias, José L.
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Diseases caused by extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) in wild felids are rarely reported. Although urinary tract infections are infrequently reported in domestic cats, such infections when present are commonly caused by ExPEC. The present work characterized ExPEC strains isolated from 2 adult felines, a snow leopard (Panthera uncia) and a black leopard (Panthera pardus melas), that died from secondary bacteremia associated with urinary tract infections. Isolates from both animals were classified into the B2 phylogenetic group and expressed virulence genotypes that allowed them to cause severe disease. In addition, strains from the black leopard showed multidrug resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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38. Eco-Epidemiological Profile and Molecular Characterization of Simian Foamy Virus in a Recently-Captured Invasive Population of Leontopithecus chrysomelas (Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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S. Miranda, Thamiris, Muniz, Cláudia P., B. Moreira, Silvia, G. Bueno, Marina, Kierulff, Maria Cecília M., V. Molina, Camila, Catão-Dias, José L., Pissinatti, Alcides, A. Soares, Marcelo, and Santos, André F.
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Simian foamy viruses (SFV) infect a wide range of Old World and Neotropical primates (NP). Unlike Old World primates, little is known about the diversity and prevalence of SFV in NP, mainly from a free-living population. Phylogenetic analyses have shown that SFV coevolved with their hosts. However, viral strains infecting Leontopithecus chrysomelas did not behave as expected for this hypothesis. The purpose of this study was to determine the eco-epidemiological profile and molecular characterization of SFV in a recently captured invasive population of L. chrysomelas located in Niteroi/RJ using buccal swab as an alternative collection method. A prevalence of 34.8% (32/92) and a mean viral load of 4.7 log copies of SFV/10
6 cells were observed. With respect to time since capture, SFV prevalence was significantly higher in the group of animals sampled over 6 months after capture (55.2%) than in those more recently captured (25.4%) (p = 0.005). Infected solitary animals can contribute to SFV transmission between different groups in the population. SFV strains formed two distinct clades within the SFV infecting the Cebidae family. This is the first study to use buccal swabs as a tool to study SFV diversity and prevalence in a recently free-living NP population upon recent capture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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39. Leptospira spp., rotavirus, norovirus, and hepatitis E virus surveillance in a wild invasive golden‐headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas; Kuhl, 1820) population from an urban park in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Catão‐Dias, José L., Molina, Camila V., da Silva, Tiago F., Freitas, Danilo G., Bueno, Marina G., Kierulff, Cecilia, Heinemann, Marcos B., Souza, Gisele O., Pissinatti, Alcides, Miotto, Bruno A., Cortez, Adriana, Semensato, Beatriz de P., and Moreno, Luisa Z.
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The world currently faces severe biodiversity losses caused by anthropogenic activities such as deforestation, pollution, the introduction of exotic species, habitat fragmentation, and climate changes. Disease ecology in altered environments is still poorly understood. The golden‐headed lion tamarin (GHLT, Leontopithecus chrysomelas) is an endangered species that became invasive in an urban park in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The initially few invasive GHLT individuals became hundreds, adapted to living in proximity to humans and domestic animals. These GHLTs were captured as part of a conservation project; some animals were translocated to Bahia and some were kept in captivity. This study tested 593 GHLT for Leptospira serology; 100 and 95 GHLT for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) toLeptospira and hepatitis E virus genotype 3 (HEV‐3), respectively, and 101 familiar groups for PCR to viruses (rotavirus A, norovirus GI and GII, and HEV‐3). One animal had antibodies for Leptospira serovar Shermani and another for serovar Hebdomadis. One saprophyticLeptospira was found by the 16S PCR and sequencing. Viruses were not detected in samples tested. Findings suggest that the epidemiological importance of such pathogens in this GHLT population is either low or nonexistent. These data are important to understand the local disease ecology, as well as monitoring a translocation project, and to contribute data for species conservation. The introduction of exotic golden‐headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) to an Atlantic forest area in close proximity to urban communities in Rio de Janeiro may raise the risk of disease transmission between these monkeys and human. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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40. Cover Image.
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Groch, Kátia R., Groch, Karina R., Kolesnikovas, Cristiane K. M., de Castilho, Pedro V., Moreira, Luciana M. P., Barros, Cecil R. M. B., Morais, Camila R., Renault‐Braga, Eduardo P., Sierra, Eva, Fernandez, Antonio, Catão‐Dias, José L., and Díaz‐Delgado, Josué
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The cover image is based on the Short Communication Cetacean morbillivirus in Southern Right Whales, Brazil, by Kátia R. Groch et al., DOI 10.1111/tbed.13048. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. FONA-7, a Novel Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Variant of the FONA Family Identified in Serratia fonticola.
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Fuentes-Castillo, Danny, Power, Pablo, Cerdeira, Louise, Cardenas-Arias, Adriana, Moura, Quézia, Oliveira, Flavio A., Levy, Carlos E., Gutkind, Gabriel, Catão-Dias, José L., and Lincopan, Nilton
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Serratia fonticola is a human pathogen widely found in the environment, with birds being reported as possible natural hosts. During an epidemiological and genomic surveillance study conducted to monitor the occurrence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales in South American wild birds, we identified an ESBL-positive S. fonticola in a fecal sample collected from a Hudsonian Whimbrel, during its non-breeding range on the Pacific Coast of Chile. Whole genome sequencing analysis and "in silico" modeling revealed a novel variant of the class A ESBLs FONA family, designated FONA-7, which shows 96.28% amino acid identity with FONA-6; with amino acid substitutions occurring in the signal peptide sequence (Thr22→Ser), and in the mature protein (Ser39→Asn and Thr227→Ile). This finding denotes that migratory birds can be potential vectors for the transboundary spread of ESBL-producing bacteria, creating a further theoretical risk for the origin of novel plasmid-encoded β-lactamases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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42. Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil
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Aricia Duarte-Benvenuto, Carlos Sacristán, Ana Carolina Ewbank, Irene Sacristán, Roberta Zamana-Ramblas, Waleska Gravena, Daniela M.D. Mello, Vera M. Ferreira da Silva, Miriam Marmontel, Vitor L. Carvalho, Juliana Marigo, José L. Catão-Dias, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Sacristán, Carlos, Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Sacristán, Irene, Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta, Gravena, Waleska, Ferreira da Silva, Vera M., Marmontel, Miriam, Marigo, Juliana, and Catão-Dias, José L.
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Microbiology (medical) ,Mammals ,Bacteria ,Epidemiology ,Aquatic mammals ,AMAZÔNIA BRASILEIRA ,Molecular detection ,river dolphin ,zoonoses8 ,Mycoplasma ,Hemoplasmas ,Animals ,Humans ,Infectious diseases ,Mycoplasma Infections ,Phylogeny ,Brazil ,Amazon Basin ,Hemotropic Mycoplasma - Abstract
4 Pág. Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. (hemoplasmas) are uncultivable bacteria that infect mammals, including humans. We detected a potentially novel hemoplasma species in blood samples from wild river dolphins in the Amazon River Basin, Brazil. Further investigation could determine pathogenicity and zoonotic potential of the detected hemoplasma., This study was funded by Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (scholarship no. 141868/2019-8 and fellowship no. 304999-18), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (scholarship no. 2016/20956-0 and grant no. 2018/25069-7), and by the Juan de la Cierva incorporación and formación fellowship nos. IJC2020-046019-I and FJC2020-046311-1, the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and the Small Grant in Aid of Research from the Society for Marine Mammalogy.
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43. Wild owls colonized by international clones of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (CTX-M)-producing Escherichia coli and Salmonella Infantis in the Southern Cone of America.
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Fuentes-Castillo, Danny, Farfán-López, Mariella, Esposito, Fernanda, Moura, Quézia, Fernandes, Miriam R., Lopes, Ralf, Cardoso, Brenda, Muñoz, Maria E., Cerdeira, Louise, Najle, Ignacia, Muñoz, Patricio M., Catão-Dias, José L., González-Acuña, Daniel, and Lincopan, Nilton
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Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs)-producing Enterobacteriaceae have been classified as critical priority pathogens by the World Health Organization (WHO). We have conducted a microbiological and genomic surveillance study, in order to investigate the occurrence and features of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wild birds admitted to a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre in Chile. This study reports for the first time the occurrence of highly virulent ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis in wild owls inhabiting the Southern Cone of America. Genomic analysis revealed a wide resistome (for antibiotics, heavy metals and disinfectants) among international lineages of E. coli belonging to ST345 and ST2705, and S. Infantis ST32, producing CTX-M-8 or CTX-M-65 ESBLs. On the other hand, wide virulome was associated with a highly virulent behaviour in the Galleria mellonella infection model. Worryingly, all these lineages have been previously reported in humans, supporting that wide resistome and virulome could be contributing to rapid adaptation and dissemination of these clones at the human-animal-environment interface. In summary, wild owls can constitute environmental reservoirs of international clones of ESBL (CTX-M)-producing E. coli and S. Infantis carrying a wide resistome and virulome, in the Southern Cone of America, with potential risks to human, animal and environmental health. Unlabelled Image • Occurrence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in wild birds has been investigated. • Colonization of wild owls by ESBL (CTX-M)-producing pathogens is highlighted. • International clones of E. coli (ST345, ST2705) and S. Infantis (ST32) were found. • WGS revealed wide resistomes (for antibiotics, heavy metals, QACs) and virulomes. • Potential risks to human, animal and environmental health are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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44. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in seabirds from Abrolhos Archipelago, Brazil.
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Gennari, Solange M., Niemeyer, Claudia, Soares, Herbert S., Musso, Cesar M., Siqueira, Glauber C.C., Catão-Dias, José L., Dias, Ricardo A., and Dubey, Jitender P.
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Toxoplasma gondii is a coccidian parasite that infects almost all warm-blooded animals, including birds. Abrolhos is an archipelago of five islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean, 56 nautical kilometers from the south coast of the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Part of this archipelago is a National Marine Park, which is a conservation area protected by the Brazilian government. The objective of this study was to determine the occurrence of T. gondii antibodies in sera of seabird’s species Sula spp. and Phaeton spp. from breeding colonies located in the Islands of Santa Bárbara and Redonda, Abrolhos’s archipelago. Sera were tested by modified agglutination test, first screened at 1:5 dilution (cut-off point) and the positive samples were titrated at a two-fold serial dilution. Serum samples were obtained from 69 birds of four species: Sula dactylatra (23 birds), Sula leucogaster (19 birds), Phaeton aethereus (25 birds) and Phaeton lepturus (2 birds). Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 24 (34.8%) of 69 seabirds with titers that ranged from 5 to 640. Occurrence value in S. dactylatra was 34.8% (8/23), in S. leucogaster was 47.4% (9/19), in P. aethereus was 28% (7/25) and the 2 P. lepturus were negative. This is the first description of T. gondii antibodies in free ranging seabirds of the orders Suliformes and Phaethontiformes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. Plasmodium simium: Population Genomics Reveals the Origin of a Reverse Zoonosis.
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de Oliveira TC, Rodrigues PT, Early AM, Duarte AMRC, Buery JC, Bueno MG, Catão-Dias JL, Cerutti C, Rona LDP, Neafsey DE, and Ferreira MU
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- Animals, Brazil, Haplorhini, Malaria, Plasmodium classification, Plasmodium vivax, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Bacterial Zoonoses, Metagenomics, Monkey Diseases parasitology, Plasmodium genetics
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Background: The population history of Plasmodium simium, which causes malaria in sylvatic Neotropical monkeys and humans along the Atlantic Coast of Brazil, remains disputed. Genetically diverse P vivax populations from various sources, including the lineages that founded the species P simium, are thought to have arrived in the Americas in separate migratory waves., Methods: We use population genomic approaches to investigate the origin and evolution of P simium., Results: We find a minimal genome-level differentiation between P simium and present-day New World P vivax isolates, consistent with their common geographic origin and subsequent divergence on this continent. The meagre genetic diversity in P simium samples from humans and monkeys implies a recent transfer from humans to non-human primates - a unique example of malaria as a reverse zoonosis of public health significance. Likely genomic signatures of P simium adaptation to new hosts include the deletion of >40% of a key erythrocyte invasion ligand, PvRBP2a, which may have favored more efficient simian host cell infection., Conclusions: New World P vivax lineages that switched from humans to platyrrhine monkeys founded the P simium population that infects nonhuman primates and feeds sustained human malaria transmission in the outskirts of major cities., (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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46. Colistin-resistant Enterobacter kobei carrying mcr-9.1 and bla CTX-M-15 infecting a critically endangered franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei), Brazil.
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Fuentes-Castillo D, Sellera FP, Goldberg DW, Fontana H, Esposito F, Cardoso B, Ikeda J, Kyllar A, Catão-Dias JL, and Lincopan N
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- Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Brazil epidemiology, Ecosystem, Endangered Species, Enterobacter genetics, Microbial Sensitivity Tests veterinary, beta-Lactamases genetics, Colistin pharmacology, Dolphins microbiology, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial, Enterobacter isolation & purification
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The emergence of mobile mcr genes mediating resistance to colistin is a critical public health issue that has hindered the treatment of serious infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens in humans and other animals. We report the emergence of the mcr-9.1 gene in a polymyxin-resistant extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacter kobei infecting a free-living franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei), threatened with extinction in South America. Genomic analysis confirmed the presence of genes conferring resistance to clinically relevant β-lactam [bla
CTX-M-15 , blaACT-9 , blaOXA-1 and blaTEM-1B ], aminoglycoside [aac(3)-IIa, aadA1, aph(3'')-Ib and aph(6)-Id], trimethoprim [dfrA14], tetracycline [tetA], quinolone [aac(6')-Ib-cr and qnrB1], fosfomycin [fosA], sulphonamide [sul2] and phenicol [catA1 and catB3] antibiotics. The identification of mcr-9.1 in a CTX-M-15-producing pathogen infecting a critically endangered animal is of serious concern, which should be interpreted as a sign of further spread of critical priority pathogens and their resistance genes in threatened ecosystems., (© 2021 The Authors. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.)- Published
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47. The Pathology of Cetacean Morbillivirus Infection and Comorbidities in Guiana Dolphins During an Unusual Mortality Event (Brazil, 2017-2018).
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Groch KR, Díaz-Delgado J, Santos-Neto EB, Ikeda JMP, Carvalho RR, Oliveira RB, Guari EB, Flach L, Sierra E, Godinho AI, Fernández A, Keid LB, Soares RM, Kanamura CT, Favero C, Ferreira-Machado E, Sacristán C, Porter BF, Bisi TL, Azevedo AF, Lailson-Brito J, and Catão-Dias JL
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- Animals, Brazil, Female, Dolphins virology, Morbillivirus, Morbillivirus Infections pathology, Morbillivirus Infections veterinary
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Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV; Paramyxoviridae ) is the most significant pathogen of cetaceans worldwide. The novel "multi-host" Guiana dolphin ( Sotalia guianensis ; GD)-CeMV strain is reported in South American waters and infects Guiana dolphins and southern right whales ( Eubalaena australis ). This study aimed to describe the pathologic findings, GD-CeMV viral antigen distribution and detection by RT-PCR (reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction), and infectious comorbidities in 29 Guiana dolphins that succumbed during an unusual mass-mortality event in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, between November 2017 and March 2018. The main gross findings were lack of ingesta, pulmonary edema, ascites, icterus, hepatic lipidosis, multicentric lymphadenomegaly, as well as pneumonia, polyserositis, and multiorgan vasculitis caused by Halocercus brasiliensis . Microscopically, the primary lesions were bronchointerstitial pneumonia and multicentric lymphoid depletion. The severity and extent of the lesions paralleled the distribution and intensity of morbilliviral antigen. For the first time in cetaceans, morbilliviral antigen was detected in salivary gland, optic nerve, heart, diaphragm, parietal and visceral epithelium of glomeruli, vulva, and thyroid gland. Viral antigen within circulating leukocytes suggested this as a mechanism of dissemination within the host. Comorbidities included disseminated toxoplasmosis, mycosis, ciliated protozoosis, and bacterial disease including brucellosis. These results provide strong evidence for GD-CeMV as the main cause of this unusual mass-mortality event.
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48. Pathologic findings and causes of death in southern right whales Eubalaena australis, Brazil.
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Groch KR, Catão-Dias JL, Groch KR, Kolesnikovas CKM, de Castilho PV, Moreira LMP, Barros CRMB, Medeiros CRM, Renault-Braga EP, Sansone M, and Díaz-Delgado J
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- Animals, Brazil, Cause of Death, Female, Male, Whales, Communicable Diseases veterinary, Meconium Aspiration Syndrome veterinary
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Southern right whales Eubalaena australis (SRWs) migrate to southern Brazil for breeding and calving from June through November. Overall, there is scarce knowledge on health status and pathologic conditions in SRWs. We report the pathologic and molecular investigation results of 8 SRWs that were necropsied between 2010 and 2017 within a breeding and calving ground in Santa Catarina state, Brazil. The animals were of various ages (7 newborns/calves, 1 adult) and sex (3 females, 5 males). Five whales stranded dead; 3 stranded alive and died shortly after (n = 2) or were euthanized (n = 1). The causes of stranding and/or death were neonatal respiratory distress syndrome with meconium aspiration (n = 3) with concomitant congenital hepatopathy in one of them; trauma of unknown origin (n = 3), infectious renal and lung disease with presumed sepsis (n = 1), and euthanasia (n = 1). Three animals were PCR-positive for cetacean morbillivirus; one of them also had morbilliviral antigen in kidney via immunohistochemical analysis. These results, integrating novel findings and a published report, contribute to the pathology knowledge of this species.
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49. Molecular, serological, pathological, immunohistochemical and microbiological investigation of Brucella spp. in marine mammals of Brazil reveals new cetacean hosts.
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Sánchez-Sarmiento AM, Carvalho VL, Díaz-Delgado J, Ressio RA, Fernandes NCCA, Guerra JM, Sacristán C, Groch KR, Silvestre-Perez N, Ferreira-Machado E, Costa-Silva S, Navas-Suárez P, Meirelles ACO, Favero C, Marigo J, Bertozzi CP, Colosio AC, Marcondes MCC, Cremer MJ, Dos Santos Silva N, Ferreira Neto JS, Keid LB, Soares R, Sierra E, Fernández A, and Catão-Dias JL
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- Animals, Brazil epidemiology, Brucellosis epidemiology, Brucellosis microbiology, Brucellosis pathology, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay veterinary, Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary, Serologic Tests veterinary, Brucella physiology, Brucellosis veterinary, Cetacea, Fur Seals, Sirenia
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Brucella-exposure and infection is increasingly recognized in marine mammals worldwide. To better understand the epidemiology and health impacts of Brucella spp. in marine mammals of Brazil, molecular (conventional PCR and/or real-time PCR), serological (Rose Bengal Test [RBT], Competitive [c]ELISA, Serum Agglutination Test [SAT]), pathological, immunohistochemical (IHC) and/or microbiological investigations were conducted in samples of 129 stranded or by-caught marine mammals (orders Cetartiodactyla [n = 124], Carnivora [n = 4] and Sirenia [n = 1]). Previous serological tests performed on available sera of 27 of the 129 animals (26 cetaceans and one manatee), indicated 10 seropositive cetaceans. Conventional PCR and/or real-time PCR performed in cases with available organs (n = 119) and/or blood or swabs (n = 10) revealed 4/129 (3.1%) Brucella-infected cetaceans (one of them with positive serology; the remaining three with no available sera). Pathological, IHC and/or microbiological analyses conducted in PCR/real-time PCR and/or seropositive cases (n = 13) revealed Brucella-type lesions, including meningitis/meningoencephalitis, pneumonia, necrotizing hepatitis, pericarditis and osteoarthritis in some of those animals, and positive IHC was found in all of them (excepting two live-stranded animals without available organs). Brucella spp. culture attempts were unsuccessful. Our results demonstrated exposure, asymptomatic, acute and chronic Brucella sp. infection in several cetacean species in the Brazilian coast, highlighting the role of this pathogen in stranding and/or death, particularly in Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) and short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) off Ceará State. Novel hosts susceptible to Brucella included the franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei), the Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) and the spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris). Additionally, three coinfection cases involving Brucella spp. and cetacean morbillivirus, Edwarsiella tarda and Proteus mirabilis were detected. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first long-term and large-scale survey of Brucella spp. in marine mammals of South America, widening the spectrum of susceptible hosts and geographical distribution range of this agent with zoonotic potential., (© 2019 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.)
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50. Leptospira spp., rotavirus, norovirus, and hepatitis E virus surveillance in a wild invasive golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas; Kuhl, 1820) population from an urban park in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Molina CV, Heinemann MB, Kierulff C, Pissinatti A, da Silva TF, de Freitas DG, de Souza GO, Miotto BA, Cortez A, Semensato BP, Moreno LZ, Catão-Dias JL, and Bueno MG
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- Animals, Brazil epidemiology, Endangered Species, Female, Hepatitis E virus isolation & purification, Introduced Species, Leptospirosis epidemiology, Leptospirosis veterinary, Male, Norovirus isolation & purification, Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary, Rotavirus isolation & purification, Leontopithecus microbiology, Leptospira isolation & purification, Monkey Diseases epidemiology, Monkey Diseases microbiology
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The world currently faces severe biodiversity losses caused by anthropogenic activities such as deforestation, pollution, the introduction of exotic species, habitat fragmentation, and climate changes. Disease ecology in altered environments is still poorly understood. The golden-headed lion tamarin (GHLT, Leontopithecus chrysomelas) is an endangered species that became invasive in an urban park in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The initially few invasive GHLT individuals became hundreds, adapted to living in proximity to humans and domestic animals. These GHLTs were captured as part of a conservation project; some animals were translocated to Bahia and some were kept in captivity. This study tested 593 GHLT for Leptospira serology; 100 and 95 GHLT for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) toLeptospira and hepatitis E virus genotype 3 (HEV-3), respectively, and 101 familiar groups for PCR to viruses (rotavirus A, norovirus GI and GII, and HEV-3). One animal had antibodies for Leptospira serovar Shermani and another for serovar Hebdomadis. One saprophyticLeptospira was found by the 16S PCR and sequencing. Viruses were not detected in samples tested. Findings suggest that the epidemiological importance of such pathogens in this GHLT population is either low or nonexistent. These data are important to understand the local disease ecology, as well as monitoring a translocation project, and to contribute data for species conservation., (© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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