Molecular detection of Cytauxzoon spp. in asymptomatic Brazilian wild captive felids.
J Wildl Dis
; 45(1): 234-7, 2009 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-19204356
ABSTRACT
Cytauxzoon spp. DNA was detected for the first time in blood samples from asymptomatic Brazilian wild captive felids. In 2006, 72 EDTA blood samples from seven wild felids species Puma concolor (puma), Leopardus pardalis (ocelot), Puma yagouaroundi (jaguarundi), Leopardus wiedii (margay), Leopardus tigrinus (little spotted cat), Oncifelis colocolo (pampas cat) and Panthera onca (jaguar) were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction to amplify the 18S rRNA gene segment in order to verify the presence of Cytauxzoon spp. DNA. Nine samples were positive six ocelots, two pumas, and one jaguar. In Brazil, wild felids may be natural reservoirs for Cytauxzoon spp.
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Assunto principal:
Infecções Protozoárias em Animais
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Reservatórios de Doenças
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Haemosporida
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Felidae
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article