A new species,<i>Dactylosoma piperis</i>n. sp. (Apicomplexa, Dactylosomatidae), from the pepper frog<i>Leptodactylus labyrinthicus</i>(Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Mato Grosso State, Brazil.

Úngari, Letícia Pereira; Netherlands, Edward C.; Santos, André Luíz Quagliatto; Alcântara, Edna Paulino de; Emmerich, Enzo; Silva, Reinaldo José da; O’Dwyer, Lúcia Helena

doi:10.1051/parasite/2020070

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“…We readily acknowledge that the results from this research may be underestimated due to our favoring only microscopic techniques. Therefore, further studies using combined morphological and molecular analyses are required to provide more precise identifications of blood parasites in wildlife [ 95 , 103 - 104 ].…”

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Vector-borne zoonotic blood parasites in wildlife from Ecuador: A report and systematic review

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Background and Aim: Ecuador is a hugely diverse country, but information on infectious diseases in local wild animals is scarce. The aim of this study was to screen the presence of blood parasites in free-ranging wild animals admitted to the Wildlife Hospital at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, from April 2012 to January 2019. Materials and Methods: We identified blood parasites by microscopic observation of blood smears from free-ranging wildlife species that attended the Wildlife Hospital of Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador) from April 2012 to January 2019. Results: The microscopic evaluations of animals as potential reservoirs for vector-borne zoonotic blood parasites revealed the presence of Anaplasma spp., Babesia spp., Ehrlichia spp., Hepatozoon spp., microfilaria, Mycoplasma spp., and Trypanosoma spp. in previously unreported wildlife species. In addition, we performed a systematic review to understand the current knowledge gaps in the context of these findings. Conclusion: Our data contribute to the knowledge of blood parasites in wildlife from Ecuador. Furthermore, the potential transmission of these parasites to humans and domestic animals, current anthropogenic environmental changes in the region, and the lack of information on this suggest the importance of our results and warrant further investigations on infectious diseases in animals and humans and their relationship with environmental health as key domains of the One Health concept.

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“…[68], remains the "gold standard" diagnostic tool. Therefore, optical microscopy could be a simple and low-cost method for determining hemoparasite prevalence in wildlife [103][104][105]. We readily acknowledge that the results from this research may be underestimated due to our favoring only microscopic techniques.…”

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Vector-borne zoonotic blood parasites in wildlife from Ecuador: A report and systematic review

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“…Later on, the non-monophyly of Hepatozoon species was evidenced [ 8 , 9 , 10 ] following an investigation of the phylogenetic relationships of species of the four haemogregarine familes. In addition to the paraphyly of Hepatozoon species, the paraphyly of the Karyolysidae was also illustrated [ 11 ].…”

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Molecular Phylogenies of Leeches and Haemoparasites Infecting Freshwater Turtles in Aquatic Ecosystems of Northern Africa Suggest Phylogenetic Congruence between Placobdella costata Sensu Lato and Haemogregarina stepanowi Sensu Lato

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Haemogregarines are blood parasites with a life-cycle involving a vertebrate as the intermediate host and an invertebrate as the definitive host and vector. Extensive phylogenetic investigations based on 18S-rRNA gene sequences have shown that Haemogregarina stepanowi (Apicomplexa: Haemogregarinidae) is able to infest a large diversity of freshwater turtle species, including the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis, the Sicilian pond turtle Emys trinacris, the Caspian turtle Mauremys caspica, the Mediterranean pond turtle Mauremys leprosa, and the Western Caspian turtle Mauremys rivulata, among others. From the same molecular markers, H. stepanowi is further considered to be a complex of cryptic species predisposed to infect the same host species. While Placobdella costata is known to be the unique vector of H. stepanowi, it is only recently that independent lineages within P. costata have been illustrated—suggesting the presence of at least five unique leech species across Western Europe. The aims of our study were therefore to investigate from mitochondrial markers (COI) the genetic diversity within haemogregarines and leeches infecting freshwater turtles of the Maghreb, in order to identify processes of parasite speciation. We showed that H. stepanowi consists of at least five cryptic species in the Maghreb, while two Placobella species were identified in the same area. Although an Eastern–Western speciation pattern was apparent for both leeches and haemogregarines, we cannot make definitive conclusions regarding co-speciation patterns between parasites and vectors. However, we cannot reject the hypothesis of a very strict host–parasite specificity within leeches.

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Unoculubranchiobdella sp. (Hirudinea: Ozobranchidae) as a vector for Haemogregarina spp. in freshwater turtles from Brazil

Úngari,

Oceguera-Figueroa,

Torres-Carrera

et al. 2024

Parasitol Res

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A new species,Dactylosoma piperisn. sp. (Apicomplexa, Dactylosomatidae), from the pepper frogLeptodactylus labyrinthicus(Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Mato Grosso State, Brazil.

Cited by 7 publications

References 63 publications

Vector-borne zoonotic blood parasites in wildlife from Ecuador: A report and systematic review

Vector-borne zoonotic blood parasites in wildlife from Ecuador: A report and systematic review

Molecular Phylogenies of Leeches and Haemoparasites Infecting Freshwater Turtles in Aquatic Ecosystems of Northern Africa Suggest Phylogenetic Congruence between Placobdella costata Sensu Lato and Haemogregarina stepanowi Sensu Lato

Unoculubranchiobdella sp. (Hirudinea: Ozobranchidae) as a vector for Haemogregarina spp. in freshwater turtles from Brazil

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