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1 June 2017 Hepatozoon SPP. Infect Free-Ranging Jaguars (Panthera onca) in Brazil
Mariana Malzoni Furtado, Betina Metzger, Anah Tereza de Almeida Jácomo, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Lucia Helena O'Dwyer, Karina dos Santos Paduan, Grasiela E. O. Porfírio, Leandro Silveira, Rahel Sollmann, Sueli Akemi Taniwaki, Natália Mundim Tôrres, José Soares Ferreira Neto
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Abstract

This study investigated the presence of Hepatozoon spp. in jaguars (Panthera onca) and domestic animals in the Cerrado, Amazon, and Pantanal biomes of Brazil. Between February 2000 and January 2010, blood samples were collected from 30 jaguars, 129 domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), and 22 domestic cats (Felis catus) for molecular tests. All of the jaguars from the Pantanal (n = 22) and Cerrado (n = 4) and 3 of 4 jaguars from the Amazon were positive for Hepatozoon spp. Domestic dogs (62.8%) and cats (31.8%) were also positive for the agent. Hepatozoon nucleotide sequences from jaguars and domestic cats grouped with other Hepatozoon felis, whereas Hepatozoon from domestic dogs showed high similarity to Hepatozoon canis. Different species of Amblyomma were identified as parasitizing the jaguars and may act as vectors for Hepatozoon spp. Jaguars from the 3 sites were healthy and did not seem to be threatened by the hemoparasite within its population or environments. Most likely, jaguars play an important role in the maintenance of Hepatozoon spp. in nature.

© American Society of Parasitologists 2017
Mariana Malzoni Furtado, Betina Metzger, Anah Tereza de Almeida Jácomo, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Lucia Helena O'Dwyer, Karina dos Santos Paduan, Grasiela E. O. Porfírio, Leandro Silveira, Rahel Sollmann, Sueli Akemi Taniwaki, Natália Mundim Tôrres, and José Soares Ferreira Neto "Hepatozoon SPP. Infect Free-Ranging Jaguars (Panthera onca) in Brazil," Journal of Parasitology 103(3), 243-250, (1 June 2017). https://doi.org/10.1645/16-99
Received: 3 August 2016; Accepted: 1 February 2017; Published: 1 June 2017
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