Molecular evidence of Leishmania spp. in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) from The Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico

The black-handed spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) is a platyrrhine primate distributed in southern Mexico, Central America, and part of South America. Two subspecies inhabit Mexico: Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus and Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis, both threatened with extinction. Serological evidence o...

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Autores principales: Pérez-Brígido, Carlos D., Romero-Salas, Dora, Pardío-Sedas, Violeta T., Cruz-Romero, Anabel, González-Hernández, Milagros, Delprá-Cachulo, Joyce Mara, Ascencio, Mariano, Florin-Christensen, Mónica, Schnittger, Leonhard, Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10780
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11259-021-09842-y
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-021-09842-y
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author Pérez-Brígido, Carlos D.
Romero-Salas, Dora
Pardío-Sedas, Violeta T.
Cruz-Romero, Anabel
González-Hernández, Milagros
Delprá-Cachulo, Joyce Mara
Ascencio, Mariano
Florin-Christensen, Mónica
Schnittger, Leonhard
Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa
author_browse Ascencio, Mariano
Cruz-Romero, Anabel
Delprá-Cachulo, Joyce Mara
Florin-Christensen, Mónica
González-Hernández, Milagros
Pardío-Sedas, Violeta T.
Pérez-Brígido, Carlos D.
Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa
Romero-Salas, Dora
Schnittger, Leonhard
author_facet Pérez-Brígido, Carlos D.
Romero-Salas, Dora
Pardío-Sedas, Violeta T.
Cruz-Romero, Anabel
González-Hernández, Milagros
Delprá-Cachulo, Joyce Mara
Ascencio, Mariano
Florin-Christensen, Mónica
Schnittger, Leonhard
Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa
author_sort Pérez-Brígido, Carlos D.
collection INTA Digital
description The black-handed spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) is a platyrrhine primate distributed in southern Mexico, Central America, and part of South America. Two subspecies inhabit Mexico: Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus and Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis, both threatened with extinction. Serological evidence of exposure of spider monkeys to various groups of parasites such as Trypanosoma cruzi in México and Leishmania spp. in Brazil has been reported. The genus Leishmania encompasses about 23 species of flagellate protozoa that are transmitted by the bite of females of Phlebotominae sand flies. These parasites cause a zoonotic disease called leishmaniasis, which generates skin, mucocutaneous and/or visceral manifestations. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the presence of Leishmania sp. in spider monkeys from the Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico. Blood samples from 10 free- ranging specimens of A. geoffroyi yucatanensis and 11 specimens in captivity of A. geoffroyi vellerosus were collected and used. The samples were subjected to a conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction test for the identification of a 116 bp fragment of a region from the kinetoplast minicircle of the parasite. Our analyzes showed that 71.4% of the sampled animals had fragment sizes compatible with Leishmania spp. The implications involve the survival of the specimens and the possibility that these primates act as sentinels of the disease. Furthermore, it is the first report suggesting the presence of Leishmania spp. in A. geoffroyi vellerosus and A. geoffroyi yucatanensis in Veracruz, Mexico.
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spelling INTA107802021-11-15T17:04:18Z Molecular evidence of Leishmania spp. in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) from The Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico Pérez-Brígido, Carlos D. Romero-Salas, Dora Pardío-Sedas, Violeta T. Cruz-Romero, Anabel González-Hernández, Milagros Delprá-Cachulo, Joyce Mara Ascencio, Mariano Florin-Christensen, Mónica Schnittger, Leonhard Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa Mono Parásitos Enfermedades Transmitidas Vectores Monkeys Parasites Leishmania Leishmaniasis Vector-borne Diseases Ateles geoffroyi Mono Araña Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, México Spider Monkey The black-handed spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) is a platyrrhine primate distributed in southern Mexico, Central America, and part of South America. Two subspecies inhabit Mexico: Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus and Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis, both threatened with extinction. Serological evidence of exposure of spider monkeys to various groups of parasites such as Trypanosoma cruzi in México and Leishmania spp. in Brazil has been reported. The genus Leishmania encompasses about 23 species of flagellate protozoa that are transmitted by the bite of females of Phlebotominae sand flies. These parasites cause a zoonotic disease called leishmaniasis, which generates skin, mucocutaneous and/or visceral manifestations. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the presence of Leishmania sp. in spider monkeys from the Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico. Blood samples from 10 free- ranging specimens of A. geoffroyi yucatanensis and 11 specimens in captivity of A. geoffroyi vellerosus were collected and used. The samples were subjected to a conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction test for the identification of a 116 bp fragment of a region from the kinetoplast minicircle of the parasite. Our analyzes showed that 71.4% of the sampled animals had fragment sizes compatible with Leishmania spp. The implications involve the survival of the specimens and the possibility that these primates act as sentinels of the disease. Furthermore, it is the first report suggesting the presence of Leishmania spp. in A. geoffroyi vellerosus and A. geoffroyi yucatanensis in Veracruz, Mexico. Instituto de Patobiología Fil: Pérez-Brígido, Carlos D. Universidad Veracruzana. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Unidad de Diagnóstico, Rancho Torreón del Molino. Laboratorio de Parasitología; México Fil: Pérez-Brígido, Carlos D. Universidad Veracruzana. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias. Región Tuxpan; México Fil: Romero-Salas, Dora. Universidad Veracruzana. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Unidad de Diagnóstico, Rancho Torreón del Molino. Laboratorio de Parasitología; México Fil: Pardío-Sedas, Violeta T. Universidad Veracruzana. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Laboratorio de Toxicología; México Fil: Cruz-Romero, Anabel. Universidad Veracruzana. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Unidad de Diagnóstico, Rancho Torreón del Molino. Laboratorio de Parasitología; México Fil: González-Hernández, Milagros. Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí. Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria; México Fil: Delprá-Cachulo, Joyce Mara. Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí. Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria; México Fil: Ascencio, Mariano E. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina Fil: Ascencio, Mariano E. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Florin-Christensen, Monica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiologia; Argentina Fil: Florin-Christensen, Monica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Schnittger, Leonhard. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiologia; Argentina Fil: Schnittger, Leonhard. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina Fil: Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2021-11-15T17:00:48Z 2021-11-15T17:00:48Z 2021-10 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10780 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11259-021-09842-y 0165-7380 1573-7446 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-021-09842-y eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Veracruz .......... (state) (World, North and Central America, Mexico) 7005599 Springer Veterinary Research Communications (Published: 08 October 2021)
spellingShingle Mono
Parásitos
Enfermedades Transmitidas Vectores
Monkeys
Parasites
Leishmania
Leishmaniasis
Vector-borne Diseases
Ateles geoffroyi
Mono Araña
Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, México
Spider Monkey
Pérez-Brígido, Carlos D.
Romero-Salas, Dora
Pardío-Sedas, Violeta T.
Cruz-Romero, Anabel
González-Hernández, Milagros
Delprá-Cachulo, Joyce Mara
Ascencio, Mariano
Florin-Christensen, Mónica
Schnittger, Leonhard
Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa
Molecular evidence of Leishmania spp. in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) from The Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico
title Molecular evidence of Leishmania spp. in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) from The Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico
title_full Molecular evidence of Leishmania spp. in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) from The Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico
title_fullStr Molecular evidence of Leishmania spp. in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) from The Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Molecular evidence of Leishmania spp. in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) from The Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico
title_short Molecular evidence of Leishmania spp. in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) from The Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico
title_sort molecular evidence of leishmania spp in spider monkeys ateles geoffroyi from the tuxtlas biosphere reserve veracruz mexico
topic Mono
Parásitos
Enfermedades Transmitidas Vectores
Monkeys
Parasites
Leishmania
Leishmaniasis
Vector-borne Diseases
Ateles geoffroyi
Mono Araña
Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, México
Spider Monkey
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10780
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11259-021-09842-y
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-021-09842-y
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