Research Note. Trichinella spiralis parasitizing Puma concolor: first record in wildlife in Chile
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 Tr...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:cb8aee8a1d3d44ada7bd608291becaa3 2023-08-27T04:05:30+02:00 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. 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0057 https://doaj.org/article/cb8aee8a1d3d44ada7bd608291becaa3 EN eng Sciendo https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0057 https://doaj.org/toc/0440-6605 https://doaj.org/toc/1336-9083 0440-6605 1336-9083 doi:10.1515/helmin-2015-0057 https://doaj.org/article/cb8aee8a1d3d44ada7bd608291becaa3 Helminthologia, Vol 52, Iss 4, Pp 360-363 (2015) trichinellosis native wild mammal cougar Microbiology QR1-502 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0057 2023-08-06T00:40:48Z 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 Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Helminthologia 52 4 360 363 |
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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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Research Note. Trichinella spiralis parasitizing Puma concolor: first record in wildlife in Chile |
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