A case of natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in a coati (Nasua narica) from Mexico
This paper aims to describe the natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in Nasua narica (white-nosed coati) from Yucatán, Mexico. Two carcasses of N. narica were collected on a highway that crosses through a dense forest with patches used for agriculture and livestock activities. We performed nec...
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| author | Torres-Castro M. Suárez-Galaz A. Yeh-Gorocica A. Sánchez-Montes S. Arjona-Torres M. Panti-May A. Colunga-Salas P. Cruz-Romero A. Manrique-Saide P. |
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| description | This paper aims to describe the natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in Nasua narica (white-nosed coati) from Yucatán, Mexico. Two carcasses of N. narica were collected on a highway that crosses through a dense forest with patches used for agriculture and livestock activities. We performed necropsies, and two female adult nematode parasites from the heart of one specimen were collected and preserved for their molecular identification using a conventional PCR directed at a fragment of the small subunit (18S) ribosomal RNA (18S-rRNA) gene. Bioinformatic analysis showed a similarity of 99 % with three sequences from D. immitis (two from Japan). Additionally, we performed a phylogenetic tree with the recovered sequence. All these analyses showed that D. immitis is present in N. narica from Mexico. The transmission of D. immitis toward populations of Nasua sp. may be due to indirect and accidental contact with domestic dogs or wild canids that share the same environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-755b59c853604d1ba97f2b7dccf924c52024-04-30T06:31:52ZengSciendoHelminthologia1336-90832023-06-0160110611110.2478/helm-2023-0010A case of natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in a coati (Nasua narica) from MexicoTorres-Castro M.0Suárez-Galaz A.1Yeh-Gorocica A.2Sánchez-Montes S.3Arjona-Torres M.4Panti-May A.5Colunga-Salas P.6Cruz-Romero A.7Manrique-Saide P.81Laboratorio de Enfermedades Emergentes y Reemergentes, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales “Dr. Hideyo Noguchi”, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México1Laboratorio de Enfermedades Emergentes y Reemergentes, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales “Dr. Hideyo Noguchi”, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México1Laboratorio de Enfermedades Emergentes y Reemergentes, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales “Dr. Hideyo Noguchi”, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México2Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias región Tuxpan, Universidad Veracruzana, Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, México3Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México4Laboratorio de Zoonosis y otras Enfermedades Transmitidas por Vector, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales “Dr. Hideyo Noguchi”, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México5Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa Enríquez, Veracruz, México6Laboratorio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Rancho Torreón del Molino, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Veracruz, México3Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, MéxicoThis paper aims to describe the natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in Nasua narica (white-nosed coati) from Yucatán, Mexico. Two carcasses of N. narica were collected on a highway that crosses through a dense forest with patches used for agriculture and livestock activities. We performed necropsies, and two female adult nematode parasites from the heart of one specimen were collected and preserved for their molecular identification using a conventional PCR directed at a fragment of the small subunit (18S) ribosomal RNA (18S-rRNA) gene. Bioinformatic analysis showed a similarity of 99 % with three sequences from D. immitis (two from Japan). Additionally, we performed a phylogenetic tree with the recovered sequence. All these analyses showed that D. immitis is present in N. narica from Mexico. The transmission of D. immitis toward populations of Nasua sp. may be due to indirect and accidental contact with domestic dogs or wild canids that share the same environment.https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2023-0010wildlifenematodeinfectioncarnivores |
| spellingShingle | Torres-Castro M. Suárez-Galaz A. Yeh-Gorocica A. Sánchez-Montes S. Arjona-Torres M. Panti-May A. Colunga-Salas P. Cruz-Romero A. Manrique-Saide P. A case of natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in a coati (Nasua narica) from Mexico Helminthologia wildlife nematode infection carnivores |
| title | A case of natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in a coati (Nasua narica) from Mexico |
| title_full | A case of natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in a coati (Nasua narica) from Mexico |
| title_fullStr | A case of natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in a coati (Nasua narica) from Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in a coati (Nasua narica) from Mexico |
| title_short | A case of natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in a coati (Nasua narica) from Mexico |
| title_sort | case of natural infection with dirofilaria immitis in a coati nasua narica from mexico |
| topic | wildlife nematode infection carnivores |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2023-0010 |
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