Trichuris sp. from 1,040 +/- 50-year-old Cervidae coprolites from the archaeological site Furna do Estrago, Pernambuco, Brazil

Sianto, Luciana; Duarte, Antonio Nascimento; Chame, Márcia; Magalhães, Juliana; Souza, Mônica Vieira de; Ferreira, Luiz Fernando; Araújo, Adauto

doi:10.1590/s0074-02762012000200018

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“…In recent times, archaeological studies have identified Trichuris spp. in deer that inhabited the neo-tropics [21,22]. These samples were found in Brazil and Argentina and shed some light on parasitism by Trichuris in wild deer species before colonisation.…”

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Trichuriasis in Selected Deer (Cervidae) Species: A Geographical Perspective

Jones

2021

Ruminants

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Trichuris spp. are endoparasites found in a wide range of mammalian species. Some of these host species include humans, non-human primates, dogs, cats, pigs, wild ruminants and domesticated ruminants. However, it had been noted that Trichuris are host specific, therefore the parasites that infects wild ruminant species may be transmitted to domesticated animals such as cattle, sheep and goat. Thus, the aim of this review was to identify species of Trichuris that parasitise deer species and to categorise the prevalence of this disease at various geographical locations. It must be noted that the prevalence and intensity of this parasite within deer species was low and rarely showed any signs of clinical disease. However, deer can be a source of infection to domesticated ruminants that may be housed in closed proximity. The review is divided into several sections based on the geographical location of the deer species. In summary, the review shows that most of the identification of various species of Trichuris in deer is based on morphological techniques. However, the use of molecular techniques in the identification of various species of Trichuris is more accurate. In closing, there is a need for more molecular investigations to be done in identifying the species of Trichuris that are present in deer living in the neo-tropical region.

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Trichuriasis in Selected Deer (Cervidae) Species: A Geographical Perspective

Jones

2021

Ruminants

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“…(formerly Felis Linnaeus, 1758) and other wild felids (Rosa, 2017) Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) and Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 (Oliveira-Santos, 2013), goats (Amarante, 2013), and Kerodon rupestris Wied-Neuwied, 1820 (Saldanha, 2016). They were also identified in coprolites of H. sapiens , felids, rodents (Sianto, 2009), and Cervidae (Sianto et al, 2012).…”

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Intestinal Parasites in Pecari tajacu and Sus scrofa domesticus in the Caatinga from Southeastern Piauí, Brazil

Sampaio

Sianto

Chame

et al. 2023

Journal of Parasitology

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Tayassuidae Suidae Helminths Infectious diseases Zoonoses ConservationThis study identifies gastrointestinal parasites in the feces of Pecari tajacu (caititu) and Sus scrofa domesticus (domestic pig) in southeastern Piauı´, Brazil. The region covers 2 protected areas, Serra da Capivara National Park and Serra das Confuso˜es National Park, and surrounding communities. Fecal samples from 64 animals, 42 from domestic swine and 22 from caititu, collected between 1985 and 2013, were analyzed by optical microscopy. Helminths and/or protozoa were found in 64% of the domestic pig samples and 27% of the caititu samples, totaling 18 morphospecies:

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“…Over the past years, an increasing number of analyses have been performed on non-human materials, opening up the study of ancient animal (non-human) parasitic diversity (Beltrame et al., 2011, 2014, 2015a, 2015b, 2017, 2018; Borba-Nunes et al, 2017; Dentzien-Dias et al., 2013; Dufour et al., 2015; Fugassa et al., 2018; Le Bailly and Bouchet, 2010; Leles et al., 2018; Sianto et al., 2012, 2014; Slepchenko and Reinhard, 2018; Vieira de Souza et al., 2012; Wood et al., 2013). In such contexts, parasites can be used as evidence for animal presence, and shed light on the spread of parasitic species in wild fauna through time.…”

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Ancient parasites from a peat bog: New insights into animal presence and husbandry in Crete over the past 2000 years

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This paper presents an original palaeoparasitological study performed on samples from a sedimentary core in a peat bog (Asi Gonia, White Mountains, Crete, Greece). The aim of the study is to test the preservation and concentration of parasitic remains in peat sediments, to discuss animal presence around the site throughout the record, and to compare the results with other biomarkers of environmental history. In this aim, 22 sediment samples distributed between the Roman period and the present were processed and the residues were observed under light microscopy in search of parasitic markers (microscopic eggs or oocysts). The majority of the samples (86.4%) tested positive for the presence of helminth eggs. Several taxa were observed throughout the studied period, including Trichuris sp., Ascaris sp., Capillaria sp., Fasciola sp., Paramphistomum sp. and Macracanthorhynchus sp. The assemblage of parasite markers changes throughout the record and the variations show close correlations with previously published grazing indicators (fungal spores) and vegetation changes (pollen grains). This study sheds lights on animal associations and changing environments in the watershed over the past 2000 years. Indeed, we detected three main phases consisting of: Roman animal herding with pigs in an evergreen oak forest, then a more irregular but almost constant presence of ruminants during a second Byzantine and modern phase in a heather maquis landscape and, finally, present-day grazing in a phrygana/steppe landscape. These results highlight how palaeoparasitology can contribute to multi-proxy approaches in peat bog sedimentary sequences.

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Trichuris sp. from 1,040 +/- 50-year-old Cervidae coprolites from the archaeological site Furna do Estrago, Pernambuco, Brazil

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Trichuriasis in Selected Deer (Cervidae) Species: A Geographical Perspective

Trichuriasis in Selected Deer (Cervidae) Species: A Geographical Perspective

Intestinal Parasites in Pecari tajacu and Sus scrofa domesticus in the Caatinga from Southeastern Piauí, Brazil

Ancient parasites from a peat bog: New insights into animal presence and husbandry in Crete over the past 2000 years

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