Research Note. Trichinella spiralis parasitizing Puma concolor: first record in wildlife in Chile
Summary The genus Trichinella is widespread in all continents but Antarctica. The only way to identify the species/genotypes is through molecular analyses. In Chile, only one study has reported Trichinella larvae in a cougar, but the species of Trichinella was not identified. In this work, the findi...
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crdegruyter:10.1515/helmin-2015-0057 2024-06-23T07:47:16+00:00 Research Note. Trichinella spiralis parasitizing Puma concolor: first record in wildlife in Chile Landaeta-Aqueveque, C. Krivokapich, S. Gatti, G. M. Prous, C. Gonzalez Rivera-Bückle, V. Martín, N. González-Acuña, D. Sandoval, D. 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0057 http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/helm/52/4/article-p360.xml https://www.sciendo.com/article/10.1515/helmin-2015-0057 en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Helminthologia volume 52, issue 4, page 360-363 ISSN 1336-9083 0440-6605 journal-article 2015 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0057 2024-06-04T05:48:33Z Summary The genus Trichinella is widespread in all continents but Antarctica. The only way to identify the species/genotypes is through molecular analyses. In Chile, only one study has reported Trichinella larvae in a cougar, but the species of Trichinella was not identified. In this work, the finding of Trichinella larvae in a cougar, together with their genotypic identification, is the first documentation of such in Chile. The cougar was found run over by a vehicle in the Biobío Region. Larvae were isolated following artificial digestion of the diaphragm and analyzed by means of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A PCR product of 173 base pairs allowed for the classification of the larvae as T. spiralis. It is the first record of the species in Chilean wildlife. This finding in Chile is interesting in terms of human health, suggesting a possible role of the cougar as a reservoir for this parasite. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica De Gruyter Helminthologia 52 4 360 363 |
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Summary The genus Trichinella is widespread in all continents but Antarctica. The only way to identify the species/genotypes is through molecular analyses. In Chile, only one study has reported Trichinella larvae in a cougar, but the species of Trichinella was not identified. In this work, the finding of Trichinella larvae in a cougar, together with their genotypic identification, is the first documentation of such in Chile. The cougar was found run over by a vehicle in the Biobío Region. Larvae were isolated following artificial digestion of the diaphragm and analyzed by means of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A PCR product of 173 base pairs allowed for the classification of the larvae as T. spiralis. It is the first record of the species in Chilean wildlife. This finding in Chile is interesting in terms of human health, suggesting a possible role of the cougar as a reservoir for this parasite. |
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Landaeta-Aqueveque, C. Krivokapich, S. Gatti, G. M. Prous, C. Gonzalez Rivera-Bückle, V. Martín, N. González-Acuña, D. Sandoval, D. Research Note. Trichinella spiralis parasitizing Puma concolor: first record in wildlife in Chile |
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Landaeta-Aqueveque, C. Krivokapich, S. Gatti, G. M. Prous, C. Gonzalez Rivera-Bückle, V. Martín, N. González-Acuña, D. Sandoval, D. |
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Research Note. Trichinella spiralis parasitizing Puma concolor: first record in wildlife in Chile |
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Research Note. Trichinella spiralis parasitizing Puma concolor: first record in wildlife in Chile |
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Research Note. Trichinella spiralis parasitizing Puma concolor: first record in wildlife in Chile |
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