Hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) in wild boars, hunting dogs, and hunters from two Brazilian regions

dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Asia Janelle
dc.contributor.authorElshafie, Nelly Ossama
dc.contributor.authorKmetiuk, Louise Bach
dc.contributor.authorUllmann, Leila Sabrina [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBrandão, Ana Pérola Drulla
dc.contributor.authorHaisi, Amanda [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorvan Wilpe Bach, Renato
dc.contributor.authorde Barros-Filho, ‬Ivan Roque
dc.contributor.authorAraújo Junior, João Pessoa [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBarbosa, David Soeiro
dc.contributor.authorBiondo, Alexander Welker
dc.contributor.authordos Santos, Andrea Pires
dc.contributor.institutionPurdue University
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-25T10:24:47Z
dc.date.available2021-06-25T10:24:47Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-01
dc.description.abstractHaemotropic mycoplasmas (haemoplasmas) are small pleomorphic bacteria infecting erythrocytes of several mammalian species, including human beings. No study to date has focused on the risk of bacteria exposure in hunting activities, particularly in natural environments of highly tick-infested areas. Accordingly, the present study aimed to assess haemoplasma occurrence in the complex encompassing wild boars, hunting dogs and hunters of Brazil. A total of 38/65 (58.5%) wild boars and 94/159 (59.1%) dogs were positive by qPCR for at least one haemoplasma. All 25 hunters were negative. Dogs with high hunting frequency were 2.4 more likely to be infected. Sequencing revealed a probable novel haemoplasma species in wild boars. Although exposure to haemoplasma species was present, the study herein found no evidence of cross-species transmission.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology Purdue University
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology Universidade Federal do Paraná
dc.description.affiliationBiotechnology Institute Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Preventive Medicine Universidade de São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Medicine Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Veterinary Medicine Universidade Federal do Paraná
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Parasitology Institute of Biological Sciences Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
dc.description.affiliationUnespBiotechnology Institute Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14038
dc.identifier.citationTransboundary and Emerging Diseases.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/tbed.14038
dc.identifier.issn1865-1682
dc.identifier.issn1865-1674
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85101986643
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/205995
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofTransboundary and Emerging Diseases
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectdogs
dc.subjecthunting
dc.subjectMycoplasma spp.
dc.subjecttick-borne diseases
dc.subjectwild boar
dc.titleHemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) in wild boars, hunting dogs, and hunters from two Brazilian regionsen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-9153-1485[9]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-4182-5821[11]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-1037-970X[12]

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