Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) of the Argentine Pampas as intermediate host for Neospora caninum
The Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) is the most abundant wild canid from South America. This wild canid inhabits grasslands, open woodlands, and areas highly modified by extensive ranching and agricultural activities. We aimed to evaluate Neospora caninum infection in tissues from the Pampas fox...
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| author | Scioscia, Nathalia Paula Hecker, Yanina Arranz Solís, David Pedrana, Julieta Urtizbiria, Facundo Nahuel Campero, Lucia Maria Olmos, Leandro Hipolito Scioli, Maria Valeria Dorsch, Matías Fiorani, Franco Cheuquepan Valenzuela, Felipe Andres Denegri, Guillermo María Moré, Gastón Moore, Prando Dadin |
| author_browse | Arranz Solís, David Campero, Lucia Maria Cheuquepan Valenzuela, Felipe Andres Denegri, Guillermo María Dorsch, Matías Fiorani, Franco Hecker, Yanina Moore, Prando Dadin Moré, Gastón Olmos, Leandro Hipolito Pedrana, Julieta Scioli, Maria Valeria Scioscia, Nathalia Paula Urtizbiria, Facundo Nahuel |
| author_facet | Scioscia, Nathalia Paula Hecker, Yanina Arranz Solís, David Pedrana, Julieta Urtizbiria, Facundo Nahuel Campero, Lucia Maria Olmos, Leandro Hipolito Scioli, Maria Valeria Dorsch, Matías Fiorani, Franco Cheuquepan Valenzuela, Felipe Andres Denegri, Guillermo María Moré, Gastón Moore, Prando Dadin |
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| description | The Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) is the most abundant wild canid from South America. This wild canid inhabits grasslands, open woodlands, and areas highly modified by extensive ranching and agricultural activities. We aimed to evaluate Neospora caninum infection in tissues from the Pampas fox from Argentina. A total of 41 free-living Pampas foxes were sampled in rural areas located in the Humid Pampas region, Argentina. Brain tissue and different muscles were assessed by histologic and molecular methods. No N. caninum cysts were observed in brain and muscle tissue samples analyzed by histology and immunohistochemistry. Molecular N. caninum identification from brain tissue was based on amplification by PCR of Nc-5 gene and ITS1 rRNA fragments and subsequent sequencing. The presence of N. caninum DNA was 74% (23/31) for the Nc-5 gene and was confirmed by a second ITS1 PCR in 55% (17/31) of the brain tested. Thirteen ITS1 consensus sequences were obtained, and all have a 99.58–100% similarity with N. caninum reference sequences. Only 4% (1/23) of muscles samples analyzed were positive for the Nc-5 gene of N. caninum. This study demonstrated a high prevalence of N. caninum DNA in brain from free-ranging Pampas fox of the Pampa Argentine, thus confirming that this wild canid is a wide distributed intermediate host. |
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| spelling | INTA115582022-04-05T13:05:02Z Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) of the Argentine Pampas as intermediate host for Neospora caninum Scioscia, Nathalia Paula Hecker, Yanina Arranz Solís, David Pedrana, Julieta Urtizbiria, Facundo Nahuel Campero, Lucia Maria Olmos, Leandro Hipolito Scioli, Maria Valeria Dorsch, Matías Fiorani, Franco Cheuquepan Valenzuela, Felipe Andres Denegri, Guillermo María Moré, Gastón Moore, Prando Dadin Zorro Neospora Caninum Huéspedes Intermediarios Músculos Cerebro Argentina Foxes Intermediate Hosts Muscles Brain PCR Región Pampeana The Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) is the most abundant wild canid from South America. This wild canid inhabits grasslands, open woodlands, and areas highly modified by extensive ranching and agricultural activities. We aimed to evaluate Neospora caninum infection in tissues from the Pampas fox from Argentina. A total of 41 free-living Pampas foxes were sampled in rural areas located in the Humid Pampas region, Argentina. Brain tissue and different muscles were assessed by histologic and molecular methods. No N. caninum cysts were observed in brain and muscle tissue samples analyzed by histology and immunohistochemistry. Molecular N. caninum identification from brain tissue was based on amplification by PCR of Nc-5 gene and ITS1 rRNA fragments and subsequent sequencing. The presence of N. caninum DNA was 74% (23/31) for the Nc-5 gene and was confirmed by a second ITS1 PCR in 55% (17/31) of the brain tested. Thirteen ITS1 consensus sequences were obtained, and all have a 99.58–100% similarity with N. caninum reference sequences. Only 4% (1/23) of muscles samples analyzed were positive for the Nc-5 gene of N. caninum. This study demonstrated a high prevalence of N. caninum DNA in brain from free-ranging Pampas fox of the Pampa Argentine, thus confirming that this wild canid is a wide distributed intermediate host. EEA Balcarce Fil: Scioscia, Nathalia Paula. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente; Argentina. Fil: Hecker, Yanina Paola. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina. Fil: Arranz Solís, David. University of California. School of Veterinary Medicine. Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology; Estados Unidos. Fil: Pedrana, Julieta. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Mar Del Plata. Departamento de Medio Ambiente; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Urtizbiria, Facundo Nahuel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina. Fil: Campero, Lucía María. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Olmos, Leandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina. Fil: Scioli, María Valeria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina. Fil: Dorsch, Matías. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Fiorani, Franco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina. Fil: Fiorani, Franco. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Cheuquepan Valenzuela, Felipe. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina. Fil: Denegri, Guillermo María. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente; Argentina. Fil: Moré, Gastón. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Moore, Dadín Prando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina. 2022-04-05T12:57:04Z 2022-04-05T12:57:04Z 2022-03-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/11558 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383576922000137 1383-5769 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2022.102549 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PD-E5-I105-001/2019-PD-E5-I105-001/AR./Patógenos animales: su interacción con el hospedador y el medio ambiente. Impacto en productividad, ecosistemas, sanidad animal y salud pública en el marco “Una Salud” info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Parasitology International 88 : 102549 (june 2022) |
| spellingShingle | Zorro Neospora Caninum Huéspedes Intermediarios Músculos Cerebro Argentina Foxes Intermediate Hosts Muscles Brain PCR Región Pampeana Scioscia, Nathalia Paula Hecker, Yanina Arranz Solís, David Pedrana, Julieta Urtizbiria, Facundo Nahuel Campero, Lucia Maria Olmos, Leandro Hipolito Scioli, Maria Valeria Dorsch, Matías Fiorani, Franco Cheuquepan Valenzuela, Felipe Andres Denegri, Guillermo María Moré, Gastón Moore, Prando Dadin Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) of the Argentine Pampas as intermediate host for Neospora caninum |
| title | Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) of the Argentine Pampas as intermediate host for Neospora caninum |
| title_full | Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) of the Argentine Pampas as intermediate host for Neospora caninum |
| title_fullStr | Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) of the Argentine Pampas as intermediate host for Neospora caninum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) of the Argentine Pampas as intermediate host for Neospora caninum |
| title_short | Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) of the Argentine Pampas as intermediate host for Neospora caninum |
| title_sort | pampas fox lycalopex gymnocercus of the argentine pampas as intermediate host for neospora caninum |
| topic | Zorro Neospora Caninum Huéspedes Intermediarios Músculos Cerebro Argentina Foxes Intermediate Hosts Muscles Brain PCR Región Pampeana |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/11558 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383576922000137 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2022.102549 |
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