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2. Bacterial septicemia and herpesvirus infection in Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) stranded in the São Paulo coast, Brazil

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Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Sánchez-Sarmiento, A. M., Ewbank, A. C., Zamana-Ramblas, R., Costa-Silva, S., Silvestre, N., Faita, T., Keid, L. B., Soares, R. M., Pessi, C. F., Sabbadini, J. R., Borges, M. F., Ferioli, R. B., Marcon, M., Barbosa, C. B., Fernandes, N. C. C. A., Ibáñez-Porras, P., Navas-Suárez, P. E., Catão-Dias, J. L., and Sacristán, Carlos

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2024
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3. Molecular Detection and Characterization of Mycoplasma spp. in Marine Mammals, Brazil

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Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Sacristan, Carlos, Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Zamana- Ramblas, Roberta, Lial, Henrique Christino, Silva, Samira Costa, Lugo, Maria Alejandra Arias, Keid, Lara B., Pessi, Caroline F., Sabbadini, Jose Rubens, Ribeiro, Vanessa L., do Valle, Rodrigo del Rio, Bertozzi, Carolina Pacheco, Colosio, Adriana Castaldo, Ramos, Hernani da Cunha Gomes, Sanchez-Sarmiento, Angelica Maria, Ferioli, Raquel Beneton, Pavanelli, Larissa, Ikeda, Joana Midori Penalva, Carvalho, Vitor L., Goncalves, Felipe Alexandre Catardo, Ibanez-Porras, Pablo, Sacristan, Irene, and Catao-Dias, Jose Luiz

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Marine mammals -- Research, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid -- Research, Natural resources -- Brazil -- India -- California, Health
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Marine mammals are a diverse polyphyletic group of animals that are anatomically and physiologically adapted to an aquatic lifestyle and depend on marine ecosystems (1). The group includes members of [...]

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2023
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4. Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil

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Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Sacristan, Carlos, Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Sacristan, Irene, Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta, Gravena, Waleska, Mello, Daniela M.D., da Silva, Vera M. Ferreira, Marmontel, Miriam, Carvalho, Vitor L., Marigo, Juliana, and Catao-Dias, Jose L.

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Amazon River region -- Health aspects, Delphinidae -- Diseases, Dolphins -- Diseases, Zoonoses -- Risk factors, Mycoplasma infections -- Risk factors, Mycoplasma -- Identification and classification -- Distribution -- Genetic aspects, Company distribution practices, Health
Abstract

Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. (hemoplasmas) are uncultivable, cell-wall-deficient, pleomorphic bacteria that infect mammals, including humans (1). Although previously linked to anemia, starvation, and death, especially among immunosuppressed humans and animals (2,3), [...]

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2022

7. Survey of selected viral agents (herpesvirus, adenovirus and hepatitis E virus) in liver and lung samples of cetaceans, Brazil

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Sacristán, Carlos [0000-0002-6111-6301], Ewbank, Ana Carolina [0000-0002-5617-9287], Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia [0000-0002-2172-0838], Sacristán, Irene [0000-0002-4169-4884], Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta [0000-0002-4422-321X], Esperón, Fernando [0000-0002-8810-5071], Sacristán, Carlos, Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Sacristán, Irene, Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta, Costa-Silva, S, Lanes Ribeiro, V, Bertozzi, C P, Del Rio do Valle, R, Castilho, P V, Colosio, A C, Marcondes, M. C. C., Lailson-Brito, J, De Freitas Azevedo, A., Carvalho, Vitor L., Pessi, C F, Cremer, M, Esperón, Fernando, Catão-Dias, J. L., Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Sacristán, Carlos [0000-0002-6111-6301], Ewbank, Ana Carolina [0000-0002-5617-9287], Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia [0000-0002-2172-0838], Sacristán, Irene [0000-0002-4169-4884], Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta [0000-0002-4422-321X], Esperón, Fernando [0000-0002-8810-5071], Sacristán, Carlos, Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Sacristán, Irene, Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta, Costa-Silva, S, Lanes Ribeiro, V, Bertozzi, C P, Del Rio do Valle, R, Castilho, P V, Colosio, A C, Marcondes, M. C. C., Lailson-Brito, J, De Freitas Azevedo, A., Carvalho, Vitor L., Pessi, C F, Cremer, M, Esperón, Fernando, and Catão-Dias, J. L.

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Hepatic and pulmonary lesions are common in cetaceans, despite their poorly understood viral etiology. Herpesviruses (HV), adenoviruses (AdV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) are emerging agents in cetaceans, associated with liver and/or pulmonary damage in mammals. We isolated and molecularly tested DNA for HV and AdV (n = 218 individuals; 187 liver and 108 lung samples) and RNA for HEV (n = 147 animals; 147 liver samples) from six cetacean families. All animals stranded or were bycaught in Brazil between 2001 and 2021. Positive-animals were analyzed by histopathology. Statistical analyses assessed if the prevalence of viral infection could be associated with the variables: species, family, habitat, region, sex, and age group. All samples were negative for AdV and HEV. Overall, 8.7% (19/218) of the cetaceans were HV-positive (4.8% [9/187] liver and 11.1% [12/108] lung), without HV-associated lesions. HV-prevalence was statistically significant higher in Pontoporiidae (19.2%, 10/52) when compared to Delphinidae (4.1%, 5/121), and in southeastern (17.1%, 13/76)-the most industrialized Brazilian region-when compared to the northeastern region (2.4%, 3/126). This study broadens the herpesvirus host range in cetaceans, including its description in pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) and humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Further studies must elucidate herpesvirus drivers in cetaceans.

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2024

8. Bacterial septicemia and herpesvirus infection in Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) stranded in the São Paulo coast, Brazil

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Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia [0000-0002-2172-0838], Ewbank, Ana Carolina [0000-0002-5617-9287], Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta [0000-0002-4422-321X], Costa-Silva, Samira [0000-0002-0294-1870], Silvestre-Perez, Natália [0000-0001-6716-4534], Faita, Thalita [0000-0003-3958-8246], Keid, Lara B. [0000-0003-3212-596X], Ferioli, R.B. [0000-0001-9212-7778], Ibáñez-Porras, Pablo [0009-0004-0618-8646], Navas-Suárez, Pedro Enrique [0000-0003-1385-901X], Catão-Dias, J. L. [0000-0003-2999-3395], Sacristán, Carlos [0000-0002-6111-6301], https://ror.org/02gfc7t72, Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Sánchez-Sarmiento, A. M., Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta, Costa-Silva, Samira, Silvestre-Perez, Natália, Faita, Thalita, Keid, Lara B., Soares, Rodrigo M., Pessi, C.F., Sabbadini, J.R., Borges, M.F., Ferioli, R.B., Marcon, M., Barbosa, C.B., Fernandes, N.C.C.A., Ibáñez-Porras, Pablo, Navas-Suárez, Pedro Enrique, Catão-Dias, J. L., Sacristán, Carlos, Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia [0000-0002-2172-0838], Ewbank, Ana Carolina [0000-0002-5617-9287], Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta [0000-0002-4422-321X], Costa-Silva, Samira [0000-0002-0294-1870], Silvestre-Perez, Natália [0000-0001-6716-4534], Faita, Thalita [0000-0003-3958-8246], Keid, Lara B. [0000-0003-3212-596X], Ferioli, R.B. [0000-0001-9212-7778], Ibáñez-Porras, Pablo [0009-0004-0618-8646], Navas-Suárez, Pedro Enrique [0000-0003-1385-901X], Catão-Dias, J. L. [0000-0003-2999-3395], Sacristán, Carlos [0000-0002-6111-6301], https://ror.org/02gfc7t72, Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Sánchez-Sarmiento, A. M., Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta, Costa-Silva, Samira, Silvestre-Perez, Natália, Faita, Thalita, Keid, Lara B., Soares, Rodrigo M., Pessi, C.F., Sabbadini, J.R., Borges, M.F., Ferioli, R.B., Marcon, M., Barbosa, C.B., Fernandes, N.C.C.A., Ibáñez-Porras, Pablo, Navas-Suárez, Pedro Enrique, Catão-Dias, J. L., and Sacristán, Carlos

Abstract

In August 2021, two juvenile male Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) stranded in the southeastern Brazilian coast and were referred to rehabilitation centers. The animals presented increased body temperature, prostration, respiratory distress and despite treatment died. A necropsy following a standardized protocol was performed, and formalin-fixed tissues were processed for microscopic examination. Samples were screened for morbillivirus, herpesvirus, and Brucella spp. by molecular analyses (PCR, RT-PCR). Bacteriological culture was performed in samples collected from the lungs, trachea, and lymph nodes of both cases. The main histopathologic findings were of infectious nature, including multifocal necrotizing and fibrinous mixed interstitial pneumonia, bronchiolitis, and bronchitis, with intralesional myriad bacteria associated with vascular fibrinoid necrosis. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from tracheal and lung swabs of Case 1, and Klebsiella oxytoca was found in nostril swabs, tracheobronchial lymph nodes, and lung of Case 2. Gammaherpesvirus infection was detected in both cases, and the sequences retrieved were classified into the genus Percavirus. All tested samples were PCR-negative for Brucella spp. and morbillivirus. We hypothesize that the deficient immunological status in association with starvation predisposed the reactivation of herpesvirus and secondary bacterial co-infections. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first molecular detection of herpesvirus in an Antarctic pinniped. These findings reinforce that Otariid gammaherpesvirus circulating in the Southern Hemisphere are likely endemic in the Arctocephalus genus. This report contributes to the current knowledge of health aspects affecting wild pinnipeds, especially in the poorly studied Antarctic species.

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2024

9. Polyomavirus surveillance in cetaceans of Brazil: first detection of polyomavirus in Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis).

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Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Díaz-Delgado, Josué, Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Groch, Kátia R., dal Bianco, Vanessa, Costa-Silva, Samira, Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta, Favero, Cíntia, Castaldo Colosio, Adriana, da Cunha Gomes Ramos, Hernani, Santos-Neto, Elitieri, Lailson-Brito, Jose, Carvalho, Vitor L., Ribeiro, Vanessa L., Pacheco Bertozzi, Carolina, F. Pessi, Caroline, Sacristán, Irene, Catão-Dias, José Luiz, and Sacristán, Carlos

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2024
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10. Novel alphaherpesvirus in a wild South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) with pulmonary tuberculosis

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Sacristán, Carlos, Costa-Silva, Samira, Reisfeld, Laura, Navas-Suárez, Pedro Enrique, Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Coelho Couto de Azevedo Fernandes, Natália, Albergaria Ressio, Rodrigo, Antonelli, Marzia, Rocha Lorenço, Janaina, Favero, Cíntia Maria, Marigo, Juliana, Kolesnikovas, Cristiane Kiyomi Miyaji, and Catão-Dias, José Luiz

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2021
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12. Highly divergent herpesviruses in threatened river dolphins from Brazil

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Exposto Novoselecki, Helena, Catão-Dias, José Luiz, Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Navas-Suárez, Pedro Enrique, Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Lial, Henrique Christino, Costa Silva, Samira, Sánchez-Sarmiento, Angélica María, Gravena, Waleska, da Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira, Carvalho, Vitor L., Marmontel, Miriam, Bertozzi, Carolina P., Lanes Ribeiro, Vanessa, del Rio do Valle, Rodrigo, Marigo, Juliana, das Neves, Carlos G., Esperón, Fernando, and Sacristán, Carlos

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2021
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13. Short-Finned Pilot Whale Strandings Associated with Pilot Whale Morbillivirus, Brazil

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Sacristán, Carlos [0000-0002-6111-6301], Cremer, Marta J. [0000-0003-3521-1409], Ewbank, Ana Carolina [0000-0002-5617-9287], Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia [0000-0002-2172-0838], Faita, Thalita [0000-0003-3958-8246], Navas-Suárez, Pedro Enrique [0000-0003-1385-901X], Silvestre-Perez, Natália [0000-0001-6716-4534], Catão-Dias, J. L. [0000-0003-2999-3395], Costa-Silva, Samira, Sacristán, Carlos, Soares, Rodrigo M., Carvalho, Vitor L., Castilho, Pedro V., Cremer, Marta J., Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Faita, Thalita, Navas-Suárez, Pedro Enrique, Vieira, Jenyffer V., Pereira, Letícia G., Alves, Carolina F., Souza, Gabriela C., Lemos, Giulia G., Silvestre-Perez, Natália, Catão-Dias, J. L., Keid, Lara B., Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Sacristán, Carlos [0000-0002-6111-6301], Cremer, Marta J. [0000-0003-3521-1409], Ewbank, Ana Carolina [0000-0002-5617-9287], Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia [0000-0002-2172-0838], Faita, Thalita [0000-0003-3958-8246], Navas-Suárez, Pedro Enrique [0000-0003-1385-901X], Silvestre-Perez, Natália [0000-0001-6716-4534], Catão-Dias, J. L. [0000-0003-2999-3395], Costa-Silva, Samira, Sacristán, Carlos, Soares, Rodrigo M., Carvalho, Vitor L., Castilho, Pedro V., Cremer, Marta J., Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Faita, Thalita, Navas-Suárez, Pedro Enrique, Vieira, Jenyffer V., Pereira, Letícia G., Alves, Carolina F., Souza, Gabriela C., Lemos, Giulia G., Silvestre-Perez, Natália, Catão-Dias, J. L., and Keid, Lara B.

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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.

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2023

14. Herpesvirus and adenovirus surveillance in threatened wild West Indian (Trichechus manatus) and Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis), Brazil

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Sao Paulo Research Foundation, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brasil), Universidade de São Paulo, Ministério do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima (Brasil), Ewbank, Ana Carolina [0000-0002-5617-9287], Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia [0000-0002-2172-0838], Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta [0000-0002-4422-321X], Sacristán, Irene [0000-0002-4169-4884], Costa-Silva, Samira [0000-0002-0294-1870], De Mello, Daniela M.D. [0000-0001-7079-5505], da Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira [0000-0001-8265-905X], Catão-Dias, J. L. [0000-0003-2999-3395], Sacristán, Carlos [ 0000-0002-6111-630], Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta, Sacristán, Irene, Costa-Silva, Samira, Carvalho, Vitor L., De Mello, Daniela M.D., da Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira, Catão-Dias, J. L., Sacristán, Carlos, Sao Paulo Research Foundation, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brasil), Universidade de São Paulo, Ministério do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima (Brasil), Ewbank, Ana Carolina [0000-0002-5617-9287], Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia [0000-0002-2172-0838], Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta [0000-0002-4422-321X], Sacristán, Irene [0000-0002-4169-4884], Costa-Silva, Samira [0000-0002-0294-1870], De Mello, Daniela M.D. [0000-0001-7079-5505], da Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira [0000-0001-8265-905X], Catão-Dias, J. L. [0000-0003-2999-3395], Sacristán, Carlos [ 0000-0002-6111-630], Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta, Sacristán, Irene, Costa-Silva, Samira, Carvalho, Vitor L., De Mello, Daniela M.D., da Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira, Catão-Dias, J. L., and Sacristán, Carlos

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The family Trichechidae (order Sirenia) comprises three species African (Trichechus senegalenses), West Indian (T. manatus), WIM)], and the Amazonian manatees (T. inunguis, AMM). Whereas WIM inhabits both riverine and coastal systems in the western Atlantic, AMM is the only exclusively freshwater sirenian, endemic to the Amazon River Basin. The study of infectious agents is essential to species conservation, especially considering that both species are classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List and as Endangered by the Brazilian Red List. The current knowledge about viral agents in sirenians is scarce. Herpesviruses and adenovirus are DNA viruses able to infect and cause disease in a wide range of hosts. Herein, we used panPCR protocols to survey herpesvirus and adenovirus in blood samples of wild WIM (n = 23) and AMM (n = 26) under human care in Brazil. Herpesvirus DNA was detected in one juvenile female WIM (1/23; 4.3%; 95% CI -4.7 – 13.3) from Ceará state and in four AMM (two juvenile females, a juvenile male, and an adult female; 4/26; 15.4%; 95% CI 0.5 – 30.3) from Amazonas state. The two different gammaherpesvirus DNA polymerase sequence types identified (one per species, a sequence type in a WIM and another one in three AMM) were highly similar (99% nucleotide identity) to Trichechid herpesvirus 1, reported in West Indian manatees of Florida (USA), and 100% identical when translated into amino acids. A herpesviral glycoprotein B sequence was identified in two AMM. None of the samples was positive to adenovirus. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first herpesvirus detection in manatees from South America, expanding the herpesvirus geographical range, and the first in WIM and AMM worldwide. Our findings suggest (i) that West Indian and Amazonian manatees are possibly the natural hosts of the detected herpesvirus, and (ii) coevolution of that gammaherpesvirus with Trichechus. Future studies are necessary to characterize the obtained virus and elucidate po

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2023

15. Novel Alpha‐, Beta‐, and Gammaherpesviruses in Neotropical Carnivores of Brazil

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Ewbank, Ana Carolina, primary, Catão-Dias, José Luiz, additional, Navas-Suarez, Pedro Enrique, additional, Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, additional, Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta, additional, Ferreira-Machado, Eduardo, additional, Lial, Henrique Christino, additional, Ibáñez-Porras, Pablo, additional, Sacristán, Irene, additional, and Sacristán, Carlos, additional

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2024
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16. Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil

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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 [0000-0002-2172-0838], Sacristán, Carlos [0000-0002-6111-6301], Ewbank, Ana Carolina [0000-0002-5617-9287], Sacristán, Irene [0000-0002-4169-4884], Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta [0000-0002-4422-321X], Gravena, Waleska [0000-0002-1102-971X], Ferreira da Silva, Vera M. [0000-0002-1774-0393], Marmontel, Miriam [0000-0003-3747-9548], Marigo, Juliana [0000-0002-3279-2909], Catão-Dias, J. L. [0000-0003-2999-3395], 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, Catão-Dias, J. L., 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 [0000-0002-2172-0838], Sacristán, Carlos [0000-0002-6111-6301], Ewbank, Ana Carolina [0000-0002-5617-9287], Sacristán, Irene [0000-0002-4169-4884], Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta [0000-0002-4422-321X], Gravena, Waleska [0000-0002-1102-971X], Ferreira da Silva, Vera M. [0000-0002-1774-0393], Marmontel, Miriam [0000-0003-3747-9548], Marigo, Juliana [0000-0002-3279-2909], Catão-Dias, J. L. [0000-0003-2999-3395], 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, J. 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.

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2022

17. Erysipelas in a stranded common bottlenose dolphin: first report in a South American odontocete

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Sao Paulo Research Foundation, Sacristán, Carlos [0000-0002-6111-6301], Ewbank, Ana Carolina [0000-0002-5617-9287], Sánchez-Sarmiento, A. M. [0000-0001-6818-4609], Borges, João Carlos Gomes [0000-0002-0033-6781], Díaz-Delgado, Josué [0000-0003-1216-5446], Catão-Dias, J. L. [0000-0003-2999-3395], Sacristán, Carlos, Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Sánchez-Sarmiento, A. M., Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Borges, João Carlos Gomes, Rebelo, Vanessa Araújo, Díaz-Delgado, Josué, Borges Keid, Lara, Catão-Dias, J. L., Sao Paulo Research Foundation, Sacristán, Carlos [0000-0002-6111-6301], Ewbank, Ana Carolina [0000-0002-5617-9287], Sánchez-Sarmiento, A. M. [0000-0001-6818-4609], Borges, João Carlos Gomes [0000-0002-0033-6781], Díaz-Delgado, Josué [0000-0003-1216-5446], Catão-Dias, J. L. [0000-0003-2999-3395], Sacristán, Carlos, Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Sánchez-Sarmiento, A. M., Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Borges, João Carlos Gomes, Rebelo, Vanessa Araújo, Díaz-Delgado, Josué, Borges Keid, Lara, and Catão-Dias, J. L.

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Erysipelas is a zoonotic disease caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. In cetaceans, this disease has two main clinical forms: a cutaneous one, grossly characterized by rhomboid lesions, and a septicemic and often fatal form. Erysipelas is considered an important cause of morbidity and mortality in captive cetaceans; however, information in free-ranging cetaceans is limited. An adult common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was found dead and in advanced autolysis in Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil, on July 19th, 2020. Upon gross examination, 80% of the body surface presented disseminated rhomboid cutaneous lesions ranging from 4 to 6 cm-width, characterized by well-defined edges and occasional ulceration, consistent with erysipelas. Additionally, anthropic-made postmortem linear cuts and partial mechanical removal of the flank musculature were noted. Skin samples were collected for histopathologic and molecular analyses. Microscopically, it was possible to observe multifocal dermatitis with vasculitis. Erysipelothrix sp. was detected by PCR. Despite previous reports of human consumption of cetacean meat in northeastern Brazil, the observed marks and advanced carcass autolysis suggested that the animal was most likely used as bait for fishing instead of human intake. This case highlights the value of postmortem examination and PCR even in poorly preserved cadavers and contributes to the understanding of the epidemiology of cutaneous erysipelas in free-ranging cetaceans (first report in an odontocete from the Southern Hemisphere). Due to the zoonotic potential of certain Erysipelothrix species (i.e., E. rhusiopathiae), active public health policies are required to inform field professionals and the general public about the health threats associated with marine mammal manipulation and consumption.

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2022

18. 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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19. CLINICO-PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS AND PATHOGEN SCREENING IN FUR SEALS (ARCTOCEPHALUS AUSTRALIS AND ARCTOCEPHALUS TROPICALIS) STRANDED IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL, 2018

Author

Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, primary, Sacristán, Carlos, additional, Reisfeld, Laura, additional, Santos-Costa, Priscilla C., additional, Fernandes, Natalia C. C. dA., additional, Ressio, Rodrigo A., additional, Mello, Daniela M. D., additional, Favero, Cíntia, additional, Groch, Katia R., additional, Diaz-Delgado, Josué, additional, and Catão-Dias, José L., additional

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2022
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20. 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.

Subjects
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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2022

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