Occurrence of Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) in capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) (Linnaeus, 1766) in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Dracz, Ruth Massote; Ribeiro, Vinicius Marques Antunes; Pereira, Cíntia Aparecida de Jesus; Lima, Walter dos Santos

doi:10.1590/s1984-29612016021

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“…This raises the possibility that the Eurasian beaver can act as an aberrant and occasional host to this parasite which is ubiquitous in northern Europe, which would support findings in Polish beavers 58 and work in other semi-aquatic rodents such as capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris. 59 One post-mortem of a shot individual tested positive for Cryptosporidium spp., a potential zoonosis and domestic animal pathogen. The animal was in good body condition (3/5) with no evidence of an enteritis, although it also had S. subtriquetrus intestinal trematodes in the caecum.…”

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Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) health surveillance in Britain: Assessing a disjunctive reintroduced population

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Background: Numerous translocations of Eurasian beavers have occurred with little implementation of standardised health screening. Pre‐release health screening enables the selection of individuals with the best survival prospects and reduces potential health risks, but this is by‐passed during unofficial releases. Beaver reintroduction to Britain has been haphazard and currently disjunctive populations of varying status exist. Methods: This observational cross section study investigated the health status of three beaver populations, with 90 live beavers tested for a range of pathogens comprising 56 from Tayside (unofficially released Scotland), nine from Knapdale (officially released Scotland) and 25 from Devon (unofficially released England). In addition, a further 32 cadavers were screened (25 from Tayside and seven from Knapdale). Results: All beavers were in good physical condition, did not harbour any non‐native disease or parasites of concern and demonstrated remarkably low levels of any disease or parasite exposure. Conclusion: Beavers are establishing and adapting well to British landscapes and are not acting as reservoirs of significant zoonotic diseases. Official, licensed reintroduction programmes may appear overly convoluted; however, reputational damage of unofficial releases should be considered, along with the health and welfare of the animals involved and collateral damage to other wildlife, domestic animals and humans.

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Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) health surveillance in Britain: Assessing a disjunctive reintroduced population

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“…The major parasites investigated have included helminths and protozoa. Helminths like Fasciola hepatica has been found in both capybara and cattle, but cause major disease problems in cattle [110][111][112]. Protozoan parasites of zoonotic importance reported in capybara include Cryptosporidium parvum [113].…”

Section: Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris)mentioning

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Trichuris spp. in Animals, with Specific Reference to Neo-Tropical Rodents

Jones

2021

Veterinary Sciences

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Trichuriasis is the clinical disease of animals infected with the parasite of the genus Trichuris. This review attempts to present information on Trichuris spp. infestation in neo-tropical rodents that are utilized for meat consumption by humans. Neo-tropical rodents utilized for meat production can be divided into two categories: those that have been domesticated, which include the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), and those that are on the verge of domestication, such as the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), lappe (Cuniculus paca/Agouti paca), and agouti (Dasyprocta leporina). This document reviews the literature on the species of Trichuris that affects the rodents mentioned above, as well as the clinical signs observed. The literature obtained spans over sixty years, from 1951 to 2020. Trichuris spp. was found in these neo-tropical rodents mentioned. However, there is a dearth of information on the species of Trichuris that parasitize these animals. The capybara was the only rodent where some molecular techniques were used to identify a new species named T. cutillasae. In most cases, Trichuris spp. was found in combination with other endoparasites, and was found at a low prevalence in the lappe and guinea pig. The presence of Trichuris spp. ranged from 4.62–53.85% in the agouti, 4.21–10.00% in the lappe, 50% in the capybaras, and 1–31% in guinea pigs. Further work must be done towards molecular identification of various Trichuris spp. present in these rodents, as well as the clinical effect of infection on the performance of agouti, lappe, capybara, and guinea pigs.

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“…In Brazil, numerous studies have been conducted on the gastrointestinal parasites of capybaras. [27,35,[61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68].…”

Section: Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris)mentioning

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Endoparasites of Selected Native Non-Domesticated Mammals in the Neotropics (New World Tropics)

Jones

Lall

Garcia

2019

Veterinary Sciences

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In this review, information was summarized on endoparasites found in six non-domesticated neotropical animals. These mammals have the potential to be domesticated. The animals included three rodents, agouti (Dasyprocta leporina), lappe (Agouti paca), and capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris); a marsupial, manicou (Didelphis marsupialis insularis); and an artiodactyl, the collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu/Peccari tajacu) and a ruminant (the red brocket deer, Mazama americana). While there are many descriptions of the parasites present, the majority of publications failed to note the effect of them on the animals. Most information is available on endoparasites of capybara, while the endoparasites of the red brocket deer were the least reported. The manicou was reported to have had the most number of endoparasites, 44 species of parasites were reported, while there were only 24 endoparasites reported in the lappe. The most common parasites found in these neotropical animals were Paraspidodera uncinata, Strongyloides spp., Eimeria spp., Moniezia benedeni, Trichuris spp., Physocephalus spp., and Giardia spp. A large majority of the studies concluded that these animals were reservoirs for parasites that could affect domesticated livestock. Endoparasites of zoonotic significance were Echinoccocus spp., Trichuris spp., Giardia spp., and Cryptosporidium spp.

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Occurrence of Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) in capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) (Linnaeus, 1766) in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Cited by 14 publications

References 4 publications

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) health surveillance in Britain: Assessing a disjunctive reintroduced population

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) health surveillance in Britain: Assessing a disjunctive reintroduced population

Trichuris spp. in Animals, with Specific Reference to Neo-Tropical Rodents

Endoparasites of Selected Native Non-Domesticated Mammals in the Neotropics (New World Tropics)

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