生物
动物
兽医学
传输(电信)
牲畜
野猪
生态学
医学
电气工程
工程类
作者
Asia Janelle Fernandes,Nelly O. Elshafie,Louise Bach Kmetiuk,Leila Sabrina Ullmann,Ana Pérola Drulla Brandão,Amanda Haisi,Renato van Wilpe Bach,Ivan Roque de Barros Filho,João Pessoa Araújo,David Soeiro Barbosa,Alexander Welker Biondo,Andrea Pires dos Santos
摘要
Haemotropic mycoplasmas (haemoplasmas) are small pleomorphic bacteria infecting erythrocytes of several mammalian species, including human beings. No study to date has focused on the risk of bacteria exposure in hunting activities, particularly in natural environments of highly tick-infested areas. Accordingly, the present study aimed to assess haemoplasma occurrence in the complex encompassing wild boars, hunting dogs and hunters of Brazil. A total of 38/65 (58.5%) wild boars and 94/159 (59.1%) dogs were positive by qPCR for at least one haemoplasma. All 25 hunters were negative. Dogs with high hunting frequency were 2.4 more likely to be infected. Sequencing revealed a probable novel haemoplasma species in wild boars. Although exposure to haemoplasma species was present, the study herein found no evidence of cross-species transmission.
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