Natural infection by Cytauxzoon felis in brown ounce (Puma concolor) of free life from the southwest region of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Authors

  • Tamires Ramborger Antunes Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FAMEZ), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
  • Alexandre Welzel da Silveira Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FAMEZ), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
  • Gustavo Gomes de Oliveira Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FAMEZ), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
  • Andressa Salles Rezende Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FAMEZ), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
  • Lucas Bezerra da Silva Azuaga Centro de Reabilitação de Animais Selvagens (CRAS), Campo Grande, MS
  • Michelli Lopes de Souza Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FAMEZ), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
  • Desireé Reis de Oliveira Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FAMEZ), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
  • Claudia Regina Macedo Coutinho Netto Centro de Reabilitação de Animais Selvagens (CRAS), Campo Grande, MS
  • Kelly Cristina da Silva Godoy Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FAMEZ), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
  • Carlos Alberto do Nascimento Ramos Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FAMEZ), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
  • Alda Izabel de Souza Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FAMEZ), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/PUBVET.V12N1A4.1-5

Keywords:

cytauxzoonosis, diagnosis, plasmids, wild feline

Abstract

Several factors such as deforestation and expansion of agriculture and livestock has promoted the close contact between wild and domestic animals, leading to the sharing of pathogens, including the Cytauxzoon felis. The aim of this study is to report a case of cytauxzoonose in a free-living Puma concolor from the southwest region of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The diagnosis was obtained through microscopy of peripheral blood smear and polymerase chain reaction, that in this report, was characterized as accidental finding, since clinical manifestations associated to disease were not observed. The detection of Cytauxzoon felis highlights the need to establish the epidemiological importance of wild animals and the risk that they represent to domestic and captive wild populations in relation to tick-borne pathogens transmitted.

Published

2017-11-30

Issue

Section

Animais silvestres

How to Cite

Natural infection by Cytauxzoon felis in brown ounce (Puma concolor) of free life from the southwest region of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. (2017). Pubvet, 12(01). https://doi.org/10.22256/PUBVET.V12N1A4.1-5

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