Description of gastrointestinal parasitism through coprologic survey in Darwin&amp;#8217;s fox, Lycalopex fulvipes (Martin 1837), and kodkod, Leopardus guigna (Molina 1782), in Chiloé island, Chile

Acosta‐Jamett, Gerardo; Contreras, S.; Muñoz, Pamela; Briceño, Cristóbal; Chirgwin, Catherine; Hernández, Felipe

doi:10.4067/s0717-65382018000200160

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“…with amphibians and reptiles as intermediate hosts for this parasite (Ruas et al, 2008;Bowman, 2014;Almeida et al, 2016). Previous surveys have recorded eggs of this genus in feces of Andean and Darwin's fox from Chile (Rubio et al, 2013;Acosta-Jamett et al, 2018). However, occasionally carnivores could act as accidental hosts after the ingestion of infective eggs, as reported for other wild canids (Rego & Schäffer, 1992;Shimalov & Shimalov, 2002).…”

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“…On the other hand, there is a previous record in Andean and Chilla foxes from Argentina (Zanini et al, 2006) and Peru (Moro et al, 1998). Medel & Jaksic (1988) isolated an unidentified Taenia in an Andean fox, also, Jiménez et al (2012) and Acosta-Jamett et al (2018) reported unidentified taeniid eggs from Darwin's fox in Southern Chile. These findings could belong to the species here reported.…”

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“…Also, in Chile, this genus has been recorded in native rodents (Cattan et al, 1992;Landaeta-Aqueveque et al, 2018), thus, it cannot be discarded as originating from these prey (e.g. Bružinskaitė-Schmidhalter et al, 2011;Acosta-Jamett et al, 2018).…”

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“…In Chile, it has been recorded in domestic dogs (Alcaíno & Gorman, 1999). Additionally, Acosta-Jamett et al (2018) recorded unidentified eggs of flukes for Darwin's fox, although these were attributed to rodent prey.…”

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“…Furthermore, surveys for endoparasites through necropsies in wild foxes are rare (Wolffhügel, 1949;Alvarez, 1960Alvarez, , 1961Medel & Jaksic, 1988). Additional reports are based on coprological surveys (Jiménez et al, 2012;Rubio et al, 2013;Acosta-Jamett et al, 2018). Moreover, several of the helminth findings in Chilean foxes are identified only to the genus level with no further classification (see Fugassa, 2015).…”

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Endoparasitic fauna of two South American foxes in Chile: Lycalopex culpaeus and Lycalopex griseus

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Native foxes face serious threats related to anthropic activities and the uncontrolled pets. However, the transmission of several pathogens such as parasites by domestic dogs is an important conservation issue with limited attention in Chile. The lack of a proper identification of the helminths of wild canids in the country, based mostly in coprological studies, limited our knowledge in potential interspecific transmission. Thus, the aim of the present survey was to identify the parasitic fauna of two native canids, the Andean fox (Lycalopex culpaeus) (n=49) and Chilla (Lycalopex griseus) (n=17), from several localities in Chile through a complete parasitological survey. Sixteen different species were identified, 9 of which are new host records for Andean fox and two for Chilla fox in South America, and three are recorded for first time in Chile. Also, five of them are of zoonotic concern and six are known to use domestic dogs as their principal hosts. These findings have implications for public health and the conservation of canids whose interspecific transmission of parasites with domestic dogs is confirmed through these findings. The need for an exhaustive surveillance of wild carnivores is emphasized considering these hosts as important sources of micro- and macroparasites.

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Endoparasitic fauna of two South American foxes in Chile: Lycalopex culpaeus and Lycalopex griseus

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Carnivore coprolites from “Gruta del Indio” site as source of paleoparasitological and paleoecological evidences (late Pleistocene-Holocene, Mendoza, Argentina)

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Gastrointestinal and cardiorespiratory endoparasites in the wild felid guigna (Leopardus guigna) in Chile: Richness increases with latitude and first records for the host species

Acuña-Olea

Sacristán

Aguilar

et al. 2020

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

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Guignas ( Leopardus guigna ) are small felids closely associated with native forest habitats. In fragmented landscapes, they use vegetation corridors and forest remnants to move across the landscape. In these contexts, guignas may increase contact probabilities with domestic animals, being therefore relevant to assess their pathogens and parasites. The aim of this study was to characterize the helminth fauna in the gastrointestinal tract and cardiorespiratory system of guignas from central and southern Chile. Between 2015 and 2018, 33 dead free-ranging guignas were found road-killed or were collected from wildlife rescue centers. Thirty-two gastrointestinal tracts and 32 cardiorespiratory organs were analyzed through direct analysis and artificial digestion. We found 81.8% (27/33) guignas were positive for helminth endoparasites (84.4% (27/32) positive for gastrointestinal parasites, 37.5% (12/32) positive for cardiorespiratory parasites). Fourteen parasites were identified (7 at genus level and 7 at species level), with Angiostrongylus sp ., Molineus sp ., Oslerus sp . and Troglostrongylus sp. as first records in guignas. The most prevalent parasites were the species Toxascaris leonina, Toxocara cati and Uncinaria stenocephala . Uncinaria stenocephala showed the highest intensity of infection. Multiparasitism was observed in 76% of the animals. Significant differences in richness of endoparasites and prevalence of cardiorespiratory parasites were found between geographic zones; higher values in the southern zone are possibly due to favorable environmental characteristics for endoparasite development. There were no statistically significant differences between sexes. All the parasites found in this study have been previously reported in domestic cats. These results are valuable to understand parasite transmission at the domestic-wildlife interface; the possibility of endoparasite transmission between domestic cats and guignas should be clarified with molecular analysis.

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Description of gastrointestinal parasitism through coprologic survey in Darwin’s fox, Lycalopex fulvipes (Martin 1837), and kodkod, Leopardus guigna (Molina 1782), in Chiloé island, Chile

Cited by 6 publications

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Endoparasitic fauna of two South American foxes in Chile: Lycalopex culpaeus and Lycalopex griseus

Endoparasitic fauna of two South American foxes in Chile: Lycalopex culpaeus and Lycalopex griseus

Carnivore coprolites from “Gruta del Indio” site as source of paleoparasitological and paleoecological evidences (late Pleistocene-Holocene, Mendoza, Argentina)

Gastrointestinal and cardiorespiratory endoparasites in the wild felid guigna (Leopardus guigna) in Chile: Richness increases with latitude and first records for the host species

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