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Plasmodium infection and its association with biochemical and haematological parameters in free-living Alouatta guariba clamitans (Cabrera, 1940) (Primates: Atelidae) in Southern Brazil
Nunes, Ana Júlia Dutra; Alvarenga, Denise Anete Madureira de; Projeto Bugiode Souza Junior, Julio Cesar; Projeto BugioPeruchi, Amanda Rezende; Projeto BugioGonçalves, Gustavo Henrique Pereira; Projeto BugioHirano, Zelinda Maria Braga; Brito, Cristiana Ferreira Alves de; Cremer, Marta Jussara.
Affiliation
  • Nunes, Ana Júlia Dutra; Universidade da Região de Joinville. Programa de Saúde e Meio Ambiente. Joinville. BR
  • Alvarenga, Denise Anete Madureira de; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz. Instituto René Rachou. Belo Horizonte. BR
  • Projeto Bugiode Souza Junior, Julio Cesar; Universidade Regional de Blumenau. Centro de Pesquisas Biológicas de Indaial. Projeto Bugiode Souza Junior, Julio Cesar. Indaial. BR
  • Projeto BugioPeruchi, Amanda Rezende; Universidade Regional de Blumenau. Centro de Pesquisas Biológicas de Indaial. Projeto BugioPeruchi, Amanda Rezende. Indaial. BR
  • Projeto BugioGonçalves, Gustavo Henrique Pereira; Universidade Regional de Blumenau. Centro de Pesquisas Biológicas de Indaial. Projeto BugioGonçalves, Gustavo Henrique Pereira. Indaial. BR
  • Projeto BugioHirano, Zelinda Maria Braga; Universidade Regional de Blumenau. Centro de Pesquisas Biológicas de Indaial. Projeto BugioHirano, Zelinda Maria Braga. Indaial. BR
  • Brito, Cristiana Ferreira Alves de; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz. Instituto René Rachou. Belo Horizonte. BR
  • Cremer, Marta Jussara; Universidade da Região de Joinville. Programa de Saúde e Meio Ambiente. Joinville. BR
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 114: e190210, 2019. tab, graf
Article ي En | LILACS | ID: biblio-1101271
المكتبة المسؤولة: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND The influence of Plasmodium spp. infection in the health of Southern brown howler monkey, Alouatta guariba clamitans, the main reservoir of malaria in the Atlantic Forest, is still unknown. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the positivity rate of Plasmodium infection in free-living howler monkeys in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Joinville/SC and to associate the infection with clinical, morphometrical, haematological and biochemical alterations. METHODS Molecular diagnosis of Plasmodium infection in the captured monkeys was performed by Nested-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (18S rRNA and coxI). Haematological and biochemical parameters were compared among infected and uninfected monkeys; clinical and morphometrical parameters were also compared. FINDINGS The positivity rate of Plasmodium infection was 70% among forty captured animals, the highest reported for neotropical primates. None statistical differences were detected in the clinical parameters, and morphometric measures comparing infected and uninfected groups. The main significant alteration was the higher alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in infected compared to uninfected monkeys. MAIN CONCLUSIONS Therefore, Plasmodium infection in howler monkeys may causes haematological/biochemical alterations which might suggest hepatic impairment. Moreover, infection must be monitored for the eco-epidemiological surveillance of malaria in the Atlantic Forest and during primate conservation program that involves the animal movement, such as translocations.
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النص الكامل: 1 الفهرس: LILACS الموضوع الرئيسي: Disease Reservoirs / Alouatta / Malaria / Monkey Diseases نوع الدراسة: Risk_factors_studies المحددات: Animals البلد/الأقليم حسب الموضوع: America do sul / Brasil اللغة: En مجلة: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz موضوع المجلة: MEDICINA TROPICAL / PARASITOLOGIA السنة: 2019 نوع: Article

النص الكامل: 1 الفهرس: LILACS الموضوع الرئيسي: Disease Reservoirs / Alouatta / Malaria / Monkey Diseases نوع الدراسة: Risk_factors_studies المحددات: Animals البلد/الأقليم حسب الموضوع: America do sul / Brasil اللغة: En مجلة: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz موضوع المجلة: MEDICINA TROPICAL / PARASITOLOGIA السنة: 2019 نوع: Article