Cysticercosis in free-ranging agoutis (Dasyprocta leporina) in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon.

Authors :: Souza AJS
Malheiros AP
Chagas AACD
Alves MM
Bernal MKM
Carneiro LA
Gomes-Gouvêa MS
Nunes HM
Source :: Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria [Rev Bras Parasitol Vet] 2023 Jul 21; Vol. 32 (3), pp. e006723. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 21 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: The study describes the occurrence of cysticercosis in liver of 22 wild agoutis (Dasyprocta leporina) in the Brazilian Amazon. The phylogenetic analysis and microscopic characteristics of metacestodes in liver tissue sections, associated with the geographic distribution of the intermediate hosts indicated that a possibly novel Taenia sp. metacestode caused the parasitism. Additionally, two cases of hepatic co-infection by Taenia sp., Calodium sp. and Echinococcus oligarthra were also observed among the analyzed animals. The results point to the need for a better understanding of hepatotropic parasites among wild rodents in the Brazilian Amazon.

Subjects :: Animals
Brazil
Phylogeny
Rodentia parasitology
Dasyproctidae
Cysticercosis epidemiology
Cysticercosis veterinary
Taenia

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1984-2961
Volume :: 32
Issue :: 3
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 37493786
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612023044

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