The Occurrence of Some Nonblood Protozoan Parasites in Wild and Domestic Mammals in South Africa
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2017-09-233" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2017-09-233</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2017-09-233" target="_blank" >10.7589/2017-09-233</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Occurrence of Some Nonblood Protozoan Parasites in Wild and Domestic Mammals in South Africa
Original language description
Relatively little is known about protozoan parasites in African animals. Here we investigated the occurrence of protozoan parasites in mammals from South Africa. Oocysts of protozoan parasites were detected in 13 of 56 (23%) fecal samples using conventional microscopic examination methods. Cryptosporidium spp. and Cystoisospora spp. were detected in eight (14%) and five (9%) samples, respectively. Mixed parasitic infection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Cystoisospora spp. was recorded in banded mongoose (Mungos mungo). Cryptosporidium spp. was detected for the first time in cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), and African polecat (Ictonyx striatus). Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum were not detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in any of 32 sera tested. We detected T. gondii by PCR in tissues of five of 243 (2%) animals: domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris), gerbil (Gerbilliscus spp.), greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), honey badger (Mellivora capensis), and white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda). Our isolation of T. gondii from white-tailed mongoose and honey badger was a unique finding. All tissue samples were negative for N. caninum. The study increases our knowledge on the occurrence of protozoan parasites in populations of wild and domestic animals in South Africa.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40301 - Veterinary science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of wildlife diseases
ISSN
0090-3558
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
54
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
392-396
UT code for WoS article
000429465500023
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85045155030