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| DOI | 10.1016/J.TTBDIS.2023.102248 | ||||
| Año | 2023 | ||||
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Babesia spp. are tick-borne protozoans that involve birds and mammals in their transmission cycles and cause babesiosis, a severe hemolytic malaria-like disease. Opossums of the genus Didelphis are recognized hosts of tick-borne pathogens. Therefore, exploring tick-borne agents in Didelphis species is important to understand the circulation of pathogens in areas where opossums occur. In this study, we targeted Anaplasmataceae, Babesia, Borrelia and Hepatozoon DNA in ticks, blood and organ samples collected from three hunted Didelphis marsupialis specimens in eastern Guatemala. While the samples were negative for Hepatozoon and bacterial DNA, sequences of Babesia 18S rDNA, cox1 and cytb genes were retrieved from two opossums. Ticks collected on the animals included Amblyomma parvum and an undetermined Ornithodoros sp. The Babesia sp. detected in this study (Babesia sp. THB1-2) clusters phylogenetically within the "Western Babesia group", which includes pathogenic species such as Babesia conradae, Babesia duncani, and Babesia negevi. Our results represent the first record of a Babesia sp. in Guatemala and highlight the importance of D. marsupialis as potential spreaders of ticks and pathogens in Central America.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Thomas, Richard | Hombre |
Universidad de Concepción - Chile
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| 2 | Santodomingo, Adriana | Mujer |
Universidad de Concepción - Chile
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| 3 | Parrague-Migone, Catalina | - |
Universidad de Concepción - Chile
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| 4 | Portillo, Emerio | - |
Univ Rafael Landivar - Guatemala
Universidad Rafael Landívar - Guatemala |
| 5 | Barrios, Manuel | - |
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala - Guatemala
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| 6 | Venzal, J. | Hombre |
Univ Republ - Uruguay
Universidad La República - Uruguay Universidad de la República - Uruguay |
| 7 | Munoz-Leal, Sebastian | Hombre |
Universidad de Concepción - Chile
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| Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico |
| ANID BECAS/Scholarship Program/DOCTORADO NACIONAL |
| "Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico FONDECYT-ANID" |
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| SML was funded by "Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico FONDECYT-ANID" #11220177. RT, AS and CP-M were funded by ANID BECAS/Scholarship Program/DOCTORADO NACIONAL/2019-21190078, 2020-21200182, and 2023-21230069, respectively. Funders had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, preparation of the manuscript, and decision to publish it. |
| SML was funded by “Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico FONDECYT - ANID” #11220177 . RT, AS and CP-M were funded by ANID BECAS/Scholarship Program/DOCTORADO NACIONAL/2019–21190078, 2020–21200182, and 2023-21230069, respectively. Funders had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, preparation of the manuscript, and decision to publish it. |