Diversity of Hepatozoon species in wild mammals and ticks in Europe

M Uiterwijk, L Vojta, N Šprem, A Beck, D Jurković… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Hepatozoon spp. are tick-borne parasites causing subclinical to clinical disease
in wild and domestic animals. Aim of this study was to determine Hepatozoon prevalence …

Molecular detection of Hepatozoon spp. in domestic dogs and wild mammals in southern Pantanal, Brazil with implications in the transmission route

KCM de Sousa, MP Fernandes, HM Herrera… - Veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Hepatozoon parasites comprise intracellular apicomplexan parasites transmitted to
vertebrate animals by ingestion of arthropods definitive hosts. The present work aimed to …

Novel Babesia and Hepatozoon agents infecting non-volant small mammals in the Brazilian Pantanal, with the first record of the tick Ornithodoros guaporensis in …

RW Wolf, M Aragona, S Munoz-Leal, LB Pinto… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2016 - Elsevier
Taking into account the diversity of small terrestrial mammals of the Pantanal, the present
study aimed to verify the occurrence of infection by Ehrlichia spp., Anaplasma spp …

Longitudinal dynamics and health impact of Hepatozoon procyonis (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoidae) on naturally infected ring-tailed coatis Nasua nasua (Carnivora …

L Perles, GC de Macedo, WTG Barreto… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed to morphologically and molecularly detect Hepatozoon procyonis in ring-
tailed coatis'(Nasua nasua) blood and associated ticks from central-western Brazil, Campo …

Detection and phylogenetic analysis of blood-associated pathogens from spleen samples of wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Germany

MS Unterköfler, A Schwingshandl, B Eigner, J Pikalo… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Raccoons (Procyon lotor) originated in North America and have been introduced to Europe.
Due to their close contact with human settlements, they are important reservoirs for zoonotic …

Seven years of evaluation of ectoparasites and vector-borne pathogens among ring-tailed coatis in an urban park in southeastern Brazil

L Estevam, AAF Junior, BT Silvestre… - … : Regional Studies and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wild animals have been recognized as potential reservoirs of vector-borne pathogens.
Proximity between these animals and urban areas increases the need to know which …

Co-infection by multiple vector-borne agents in wild ring-tailed coatis (Nasua nasua) from Iguaçu National Park, southern Brazil

L Perles, MF Moraes, M Xavier da Silva, RFC Vieira… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The present study aimed to detect molecularly the presence of co-infections by vector-borne
agents (VBA) in ring-tailed coatis'(Nasua nasua) blood samples from Iguaçu National Park …

Novel Anaplasma (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) strain and Hepatozoon sp. cf. H. procyonis (Apicomplexa, Hepatozoidae) detected in Procyon cancrivorus …

EL Tarragona, PS Sebastian, ML Félix… - Veterinary Research …, 2023 - Springer
The aim of this work is to report the first detection of Procyon cancrivorus naturally co-
infected with Hepatozoon sp. cf. H. procyonis and a novel Anaplasma strain from South …

Microscopic and molecular identification of hemotropic mycoplasmas in South American coatis (Nasua nasua)

MP Cubilla, LC Santos, W de Moraes, ZS Cubas… - … and infectious diseases, 2017 - Elsevier
Hemoplasmas were detected in two apparently healthy captive South American coatis
(Nasua nasua) from southern Brazil during an investigation for vector-borne pathogens …

A survey of hemoparasites and ectoparasites in Nasua nasua Linnaeus, 1766 with a redescription of Hepatozoon procyonis Richards, 1961 based on morphological …

MRL da Silva, F Fornazari, TF Martins, AG Hippólito… - Parasitology …, 2018 - Springer
Hemoparasites are vector-borne parasites that infect wild carnivores worldwide. Since data
on hemoparasite infections in Nasua nasua from Brazil are lacking, the aim of this study was …