Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain
Toxoplasma gondii infection in healthy animals is often asymptomatic. However, some species with little history of contact with the parasite, such as marsupials and New World primates, present high mortality rates after infection. Despite its potential conservation concern, T. gondii infection in in...
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ftuabarcelonapb:oai:ddd.uab.cat:270343 2024-09-15T18:30:43+00:00 Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain Lobato-Bailón, Lourdes López-Morales, Ane Quintela, Rita Puig Ribas, Maria Molina-López, Rafael Obón, Elena Napp Avelli, Sebastián Pailler-GarcÃa, Lola Espunyes, Johan Cabezón Ponsoda, Óscar 2022 application/pdf https://ddd.uab.cat/record/270343 eng eng Pathogens Vol. 11 Núm. 12 (december 2022), p. 1451 https://ddd.uab.cat/record/270343 urn:10.3390/pathogens11121451 urn:oai:ddd.uab.cat:270343 urn:scopus_id:85144603707 urn:articleid:20760817v11n12p1451 urn:oai:egreta.uab.cat:publications/17119187-6155-4141-ba1e-1910e0f62de2 urn:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:9784823 urn:pmid:36558788 urn:pmc-uid:9784823 urn:pmcid:PMC9784823 open access Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Wildlife Host-pathogen interactions Sarcocystidae Toxoplasma gondii Article 2022 ftuabarcelonapb 2024-08-06T14:30:51Z Toxoplasma gondii infection in healthy animals is often asymptomatic. However, some species with little history of contact with the parasite, such as marsupials and New World primates, present high mortality rates after infection. Despite its potential conservation concern, T. gondii infection in insectivorous bats has received little attention, and its impact on bat populations' health is unknown. To assess the putative role of insectivorous bats in the cycle of T. gondii, samples of three species of bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus, P. pygmaeus and P. kuhlii) collected between 2019 and 2021 in NE Spain were tested for the presence of the parasite using a qPCR. All tissues resulted negative (0.0% prevalence with 95% CI: [0.0-2.6]) for the presence of T. gondii. Unlike previous studies on insectivorous bats from Europe, Asia and America, the present study suggests that Pipistrellus spp. bats do not play a significant role in the epidemiology of T. gondii in NE Spain. Further studies are encouraged to elucidate both the epidemiology of T. gondii and its potential impact on the health of microchiropteran species in Europe. Article in Journal/Newspaper Pipistrellus pipistrellus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
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Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Wildlife Host-pathogen interactions Sarcocystidae Toxoplasma gondii Lobato-Bailón, Lourdes López-Morales, Ane Quintela, Rita Puig Ribas, Maria Molina-López, Rafael Obón, Elena Napp Avelli, Sebastián Pailler-GarcÃa, Lola Espunyes, Johan Cabezón Ponsoda, Óscar Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain |
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Toxoplasma gondii infection in healthy animals is often asymptomatic. However, some species with little history of contact with the parasite, such as marsupials and New World primates, present high mortality rates after infection. Despite its potential conservation concern, T. gondii infection in insectivorous bats has received little attention, and its impact on bat populations' health is unknown. To assess the putative role of insectivorous bats in the cycle of T. gondii, samples of three species of bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus, P. pygmaeus and P. kuhlii) collected between 2019 and 2021 in NE Spain were tested for the presence of the parasite using a qPCR. All tissues resulted negative (0.0% prevalence with 95% CI: [0.0-2.6]) for the presence of T. gondii. Unlike previous studies on insectivorous bats from Europe, Asia and America, the present study suggests that Pipistrellus spp. bats do not play a significant role in the epidemiology of T. gondii in NE Spain. Further studies are encouraged to elucidate both the epidemiology of T. gondii and its potential impact on the health of microchiropteran species in Europe. |
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Lobato-Bailón, Lourdes López-Morales, Ane Quintela, Rita Puig Ribas, Maria Molina-López, Rafael Obón, Elena Napp Avelli, Sebastián Pailler-GarcÃa, Lola Espunyes, Johan Cabezón Ponsoda, Óscar |
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Lobato-Bailón, Lourdes López-Morales, Ane Quintela, Rita Puig Ribas, Maria Molina-López, Rafael Obón, Elena Napp Avelli, Sebastián Pailler-GarcÃa, Lola Espunyes, Johan Cabezón Ponsoda, Óscar |
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Lobato-Bailón, Lourdes |
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Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain |
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Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain |
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Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain |
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Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain |
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Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain |
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lack of detection of toxoplasma gondii in pipistrellus spp. bats from densely cat-populated areas of ne spain |
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Pathogens Vol. 11 Núm. 12 (december 2022), p. 1451 https://ddd.uab.cat/record/270343 urn:10.3390/pathogens11121451 urn:oai:ddd.uab.cat:270343 urn:scopus_id:85144603707 urn:articleid:20760817v11n12p1451 urn:oai:egreta.uab.cat:publications/17119187-6155-4141-ba1e-1910e0f62de2 urn:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:9784823 urn:pmid:36558788 urn:pmc-uid:9784823 urn:pmcid:PMC9784823 |
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