Molecular Epidemiology of Trypanosomatids and Trypanosoma cruzi in Primates from Peru.
Ecohealth
; 14(4): 732-742, 2017 12.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29098492
ABSTRACT
We determined the prevalence rate and risk of infection of Trypanosoma cruzi and other trypanosomatids in Peruvian non-human primates (NHPs) in the wild (n = 126) and in different captive conditions (n = 183). Blood samples were collected on filter paper, FTA cards, or EDTA tubes and tested using a nested PCR protocol targeting the 24Sα rRNA gene. Main risk factors associated with trypanosomatid and T. cruzi infection were genus and the human-animal context (wild vs captive animals). Wild NHPs had higher prevalence of both trypanosomatids (64.3 vs 27.9%, P < 0.001) and T. cruzi (8.7 vs 3.3%, P = 0.057), compared to captive NHPs, suggesting that parasite transmission in NHPs occurs more actively in the sylvatic cycle. In terms of primate family, Pitheciidae had the highest trypanosomatid prevalence (20/22, 90.9%) and Cebidae had the highest T. cruzi prevalence (15/117, 12.8%). T. cruzi and trypanosomatids are common in Peruvian NHPs and could pose a health risk to human and animals that has not been properly studied.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Primatas
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Trypanosoma
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Tripanossomíase Bovina
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Animais Selvagens
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Peru
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ecohealth
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Peru