Hemoparasites in Didelphis aurita from Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2022v43n6p2403Keywords:
Marsupial, Theileria, Ticks, Fleas, Vector-borne.Abstract
The present study aimed to use polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect species of the order Piroplasmida, such as Anaplasma spp., Borrelia spp., and Ehrlichia spp., circulating in the blood of Didelphis aurita in a peridomiciliary environment. Blood samples collected from big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) were screened for hemoparasites using PCR. The extracted DNA was tested for tick-borne hemoparasites. We were unable to detect hemoparasites, such as Ehrlichia spp., Babesia spp., Anaplasma spp., and Borrelia spp. Theileria DNA was detected in only one sample screened using PCR for an approximately 650-base pair fragment of the 18S rRNA gene. Sequencing and BLAST analysis of a subset of the PCR amplicons revealed 97% (535/553 bp) identity with Theileria bicornis. The detection of Theileria sp. in D. aurita challenges us to pursue more in-depth studies of marsupial piroplasmosids and to evaluate the morphological aspects of the findings and their possible involvement in zoonoses.
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