Serologic Surveillance for Orthoflaviviruses and Chikungunya Virus in Bats and Opossums in Chiapas, Mexico [PDF]
VirusesWe performed serologic surveillance for selected arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) in bats and opossums in the Lacandona Rainforest, Chiapas, Mexico, in 2023–2024.
J. Manuel Aranda-Coello +5 more
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Oral Flea Preventive to Control Rickettsia typhi–Infected Fleas on Reservoir Opossums, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2023–2024 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesMurine typhus, a fleaborne bacterial disease caused by Rickettsia typhi, has reemerged and spread in the United States. We tested spinosad, an oral flea preventive, in opossum flea reservoirs. Spinosad killed 98% of fleas infesting opossums.
Lucas S. Blanton +1 more
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Helminths assemblage in two opossum’s species, Didelphis albiventris and Didelphis aurita (Mammalia: Didelphimorphia), from the Atlantic Forest of Argentina [PDF]
ParasitologyIn the Argentinian Atlantic Forest (AAF) of Misiones, opossums comprise 13% of the wild mammalian diversity. The white-eared opossum, Didelphis albiventris, and the southern black-eared opossum, D.
Bárbara Betina Hartmann +4 more
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The Relationship Between the Spatial Occurrence of Leptospira Exposed Animals and the Characteristics of the Peridomiciles They Inhabit in a Locality of Southeastern Mexico [PDF]
PathogensThe occurrence of Leptospira in mammals is an indicator for assessing potential health risks, particularly in tropical regions. Understanding their hosts’ habitat characteristics and spatial occurrence is essential to surveil them.
Alejandro Suárez-Galaz +7 more
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Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in white-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris) from Canoinhas, Santa Catarina State, Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaOpossums are synanthropic animals that participate in the zoonotic transmission cycles. Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, affects many domestic and wild animals and humans worldwide.
Giane Helenita Pontarolo +10 more
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Pulmonary pathology in white-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris) with natural Heterostrongylus heterostrongylus () infections [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaCarcasses of road-killed wild animals provide critical insights into animal health and environmental conditions. However, data on the presence of lung parasites and their effects on the health of white-eared opossums are limited. This study examines lung
Maria Izabel Pedra Sogari +6 more
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Isolation and molecular characterization of a novel relapsing fever group Borrelia from the white-eared opossum Didelphis albiventris in Brazil [PDF]
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne DiseasesThis study aimed to detect, isolate and to characterize by molecular methods a relapsing fever group (RFG) Borrelia in white-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris) from Brazil.
Barbara C. Weck +6 more
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Gnathostoma turgidum – still a mysterious parasite [PDF]
HelminthologiaThe recent publication entitled “Possible zoonotic implications of the discovery of the advanced third stage larva of Gnathostoma turgidum (Spirurida: Gnathostomatidae) in a Mexican fish species” by Mosqueda-Cabrera et al., appeared in Helminthologia ...
Nawa Y. +2 more
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Presence of Trypanosoma cruzi (TcI) in different tissues of Didelphis virginiana from the metropolitan area of Merida, southeastern Mexico: Epidemiological relevance and implications for non-vector transmission routes. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundTrypanosoma cruzi is mainly transmitted to mammals by vectors, but other transmission routes exist. For example, opossums can harbor the infectious form of the parasite in their anal glands, underscoring their potential role in non-vectorial ...
Pedro Pablo Martínez-Vega +9 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021 Hemoplasmas are epierythrocytic bacteria that infect mammals. ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemoalbiventris’ was detected in white-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris) from southern and central-western Brazil.
Renata Prestes Antonangelo de Oliveira +16 more
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