First report of Trichinella spiralis from the white-eared (Didelphis albiventris) and the thick-tailed opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata) in central Argentina
Trichinellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by nematodes of the genus Trichinella. Humans, who are the final hosts, acquire the infection by eating raw or undercooked meat of different animal origin. Trichinella spiralis is an encapsulated species that infects mammals and is widely distributed in di...
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| author | Castaño Zubieta, Mirta Raquel Ruiz, M. Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Lovera, Rosario Fernández, María Soledad Caracostantogolo, Jorge Luis Cavia, Regino |
| author_browse | Caracostantogolo, Jorge Luis Castaño Zubieta, Mirta Raquel Cavia, Regino Fernández, María Soledad Lovera, Rosario Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Ruiz, M. |
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| description | Trichinellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by nematodes of the genus Trichinella. Humans, who are the final hosts, acquire the infection by eating raw or undercooked meat of different animal origin. Trichinella spiralis is an encapsulated species that infects mammals and is widely distributed in different continents. In Argentina, this parasite has been reported in the domestic cycle that includes pigs and synanthropic hosts (mainly rats and some carnivores). This is the first report of T. spiralis in the opossums Didelphis albiventris and Lutreolina crassicaudata in Argentina, and the first report in opossums in South America. In this survey, Trichinella larvae were detected by enzymatic digestion in three D. albiventris and one L. crassicaudata captured on pig and dairy farms located in the northeast of Buenos Aires province. The microscopic examination of the 32 larvae isolated presented the diagnostic characteristic of the genus Trichinella. Two larvae isolated from two D. albiventris and one from L. crassicaudata were identified as T. spiralis by nested multiplex PCR and confirmed by sequencing. Further research to determine the burdens of T. spiralis in opossums may contribute to a better understanding of the risk of T. spiralis transmission to the synanthropic populations. |
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| spelling | INTA43352019-01-25T14:23:57Z First report of Trichinella spiralis from the white-eared (Didelphis albiventris) and the thick-tailed opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata) in central Argentina Castaño Zubieta, Mirta Raquel Ruiz, M. Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Lovera, Rosario Fernández, María Soledad Caracostantogolo, Jorge Luis Cavia, Regino Trichinella spiralis Enfermedades de los Animales Zoonosis Triquinosis Zarigüeya Identificación Animal Diseases Zoonoses Trichinosis Opossums Identification Argentina Trichinellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by nematodes of the genus Trichinella. Humans, who are the final hosts, acquire the infection by eating raw or undercooked meat of different animal origin. Trichinella spiralis is an encapsulated species that infects mammals and is widely distributed in different continents. In Argentina, this parasite has been reported in the domestic cycle that includes pigs and synanthropic hosts (mainly rats and some carnivores). This is the first report of T. spiralis in the opossums Didelphis albiventris and Lutreolina crassicaudata in Argentina, and the first report in opossums in South America. In this survey, Trichinella larvae were detected by enzymatic digestion in three D. albiventris and one L. crassicaudata captured on pig and dairy farms located in the northeast of Buenos Aires province. The microscopic examination of the 32 larvae isolated presented the diagnostic characteristic of the genus Trichinella. Two larvae isolated from two D. albiventris and one from L. crassicaudata were identified as T. spiralis by nested multiplex PCR and confirmed by sequencing. Further research to determine the burdens of T. spiralis in opossums may contribute to a better understanding of the risk of T. spiralis transmission to the synanthropic populations. Instituto de Patobiología Fil: Castaño Zubieta, Mirta Raquel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina Fil: Ruiz, M.. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina Fil: Morici, Gabriel Edgardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina Fil: Lovera, Rosario. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Fernández, María Soledad. Ministerio de Salud. Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico e Investigación en Endemo-Epidemias ANLIS; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Caracostantogolo, Jorge Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina Fil: Cavia, Regino. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina 2019-01-25T14:18:48Z 2019-01-25T14:18:48Z 2014-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/helm.2014.51.issue-3/s11687-014-0229-4/s11687-014-0229-4.xml http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4335 0440-6605 1336-9083 https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-014-0229-4 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Springer Helminthologia 51 (3) : 198–202 (September 2014) |
| spellingShingle | Trichinella spiralis Enfermedades de los Animales Zoonosis Triquinosis Zarigüeya Identificación Animal Diseases Zoonoses Trichinosis Opossums Identification Argentina Castaño Zubieta, Mirta Raquel Ruiz, M. Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Lovera, Rosario Fernández, María Soledad Caracostantogolo, Jorge Luis Cavia, Regino First report of Trichinella spiralis from the white-eared (Didelphis albiventris) and the thick-tailed opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata) in central Argentina |
| title | First report of Trichinella spiralis from the white-eared (Didelphis albiventris) and the thick-tailed opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata) in central Argentina |
| title_full | First report of Trichinella spiralis from the white-eared (Didelphis albiventris) and the thick-tailed opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata) in central Argentina |
| title_fullStr | First report of Trichinella spiralis from the white-eared (Didelphis albiventris) and the thick-tailed opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata) in central Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | First report of Trichinella spiralis from the white-eared (Didelphis albiventris) and the thick-tailed opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata) in central Argentina |
| title_short | First report of Trichinella spiralis from the white-eared (Didelphis albiventris) and the thick-tailed opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata) in central Argentina |
| title_sort | first report of trichinella spiralis from the white eared didelphis albiventris and the thick tailed opossum lutreolina crassicaudata in central argentina |
| topic | Trichinella spiralis Enfermedades de los Animales Zoonosis Triquinosis Zarigüeya Identificación Animal Diseases Zoonoses Trichinosis Opossums Identification Argentina |
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