Molecular identification of Trypanosoma theileri complex in Eurasian moose Alces alces (L.)
Although the significance of red deer (Cervus elaphus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) as hosts and their role in the circulation of vector-borne pathogens in Europe is well described, the trypanosomes of moose (Alces alces) are poorly known. As heat sensitive ungulates, moose might be especially...
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| author | Katarzyna Filip-Hutsch Magdalena Świsłocka Grzegorz Karbowiak Anna W. Myczka Aleksander W. Demiaszkiewicz Joanna Werszko |
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| description | Although the significance of red deer (Cervus elaphus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) as hosts and their role in the circulation of vector-borne pathogens in Europe is well described, the trypanosomes of moose (Alces alces) are poorly known. As heat sensitive ungulates, moose might be especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change and the associated rise in parasite pressure. Therefore, the aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of trypanosomes in moose in Poland, this being one of the largest populations in Central Europe since the 2001 hunting ban. Molecular analysis revealed the presence of Megatrypanum trypanosomes in almost half of the studied moose. As the population of moose in Central Europe has been recently growing, it is crucial to determine their role in the circulation of vector-borne pathogens in environment. This is the first study of the detection and molecular identification of Trypanosoma theileri complex in moose in central Europe. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-444ccc9113304a0bbfb2ad54951a8c7b2022-12-22T03:00:15ZengElsevierInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife2213-22442022-12-0119317322Molecular identification of Trypanosoma theileri complex in Eurasian moose Alces alces (L.)Katarzyna Filip-Hutsch0Magdalena Świsłocka1Grzegorz Karbowiak2Anna W. Myczka3Aleksander W. Demiaszkiewicz4Joanna Werszko5Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787, Warsaw, Poland; Corresponding author.Department of Zoology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Białystok, Ciołkowskiego 1J, 15-245, Białystok, PolandWitold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, PolandWitold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, PolandWitold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, PolandWitold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, PolandAlthough the significance of red deer (Cervus elaphus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) as hosts and their role in the circulation of vector-borne pathogens in Europe is well described, the trypanosomes of moose (Alces alces) are poorly known. As heat sensitive ungulates, moose might be especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change and the associated rise in parasite pressure. Therefore, the aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of trypanosomes in moose in Poland, this being one of the largest populations in Central Europe since the 2001 hunting ban. Molecular analysis revealed the presence of Megatrypanum trypanosomes in almost half of the studied moose. As the population of moose in Central Europe has been recently growing, it is crucial to determine their role in the circulation of vector-borne pathogens in environment. This is the first study of the detection and molecular identification of Trypanosoma theileri complex in moose in central Europe.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224422001043Trypanosoma spp.Vector-borne pathogensEpidemiologyWild cervids |
| spellingShingle | Katarzyna Filip-Hutsch Magdalena Świsłocka Grzegorz Karbowiak Anna W. Myczka Aleksander W. Demiaszkiewicz Joanna Werszko Molecular identification of Trypanosoma theileri complex in Eurasian moose Alces alces (L.) International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife Trypanosoma spp. Vector-borne pathogens Epidemiology Wild cervids |
| title | Molecular identification of Trypanosoma theileri complex in Eurasian moose Alces alces (L.) |
| title_full | Molecular identification of Trypanosoma theileri complex in Eurasian moose Alces alces (L.) |
| title_fullStr | Molecular identification of Trypanosoma theileri complex in Eurasian moose Alces alces (L.) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular identification of Trypanosoma theileri complex in Eurasian moose Alces alces (L.) |
| title_short | Molecular identification of Trypanosoma theileri complex in Eurasian moose Alces alces (L.) |
| title_sort | molecular identification of trypanosoma theileri complex in eurasian moose alces alces l |
| topic | Trypanosoma spp. Vector-borne pathogens Epidemiology Wild cervids |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224422001043 |
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