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Título: Trichinellosis surveillance in wildlife in northeastern argentine patagonia
Autor(es): Winter, Marina
Pasqualetti, Mariana I.
Fariña, Fernando A.
Ercole, Mariano E.
Failla, Mauricio
Perello, Mario C.
Birochio, Diego Enrique
Abate, Sergio Damián
Soricetti, Mariano
Ribicich, Mabel M.
Fecha de publicación: 21-nov-2017
Editorial: Elsevier B.V
Citación: Winter, Marina., Pasqualetti, Mariana I., Fariña, Fernando A., Ercole, Mariano E., Failla, Mauricio., et al. (2017). Trichinellosis surveillance in wildlife in northeastern argentine patagonia. Elsevier B.V; Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports; 11; 32-35
Revista: Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports
Abstract: Trichinellosis is a food-borne parasitic disease produced by different nematodes of the genus Trichinella. In Argentina, it is an endemic zoonosis and an important public health problem. The infection has been detected in domestic and wild animals. Trichinella spp. muscle larvae have anaerobic metabolism, which allows their survival in decaying tissues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of Trichinella spp. in carnivorous and/or scavenger wild vertebrates - birds, mammals and reptiles - in northeastern Argentine Patagonia. Skeletal muscle samples from 141 animals, which were found killed on northeastern Argentine Patagonia roads, were analyzed by the artificial digestion method. None of the 141 samples were positive for larvae of Trichinella. These results suggest that Trichinella does not use these species to complete its cycle in this region of the continent and the absence of a significant alteration in the study area makes it difficult to transmit parasitic diseases. However, due to the limited number of samples assessed for some species, this could not be confirmed. The relevance of this study resides in the fact that it is the first systematic study in South America that considers birds, reptiles and mammals as potential hosts for Trichinella.
Resumen: Trichinellosis is a food-borne parasitic disease produced by different nematodes of the genus Trichinella. In Argentina, it is an endemic zoonosis and an important public health problem. The infection has been detected in domestic and wild animals. Trichinella spp. muscle larvae have anaerobic metabolism, which allows their survival in decaying tissues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of Trichinella spp. in carnivorous and/or scavenger wild vertebrates - birds, mammals and reptiles - in northeastern Argentine Patagonia. Skeletal muscle samples from 141 animals, which were found killed on northeastern Argentine Patagonia roads, were analyzed by the artificial digestion method. None of the 141 samples were positive for larvae of Trichinella. These results suggest that Trichinella does not use these species to complete its cycle in this region of the continent and the absence of a significant alteration in the study area makes it difficult to transmit parasitic diseases. However, due to the limited number of samples assessed for some species, this could not be confirmed. The relevance of this study resides in the fact that it is the first systematic study in South America that considers birds, reptiles and mammals as potential hosts for Trichinella.
URI: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405939017301715
https://rid.unrn.edu.ar/jspui/handle/20.500.12049/3310
Identificador DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2017.11.009
ISSN: 2405-9390
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