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Detection of antibodies in wild ruminants to evaluate exposure to liver trematodes

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dc.contributor.authorArias, María del Sol
dc.contributor.authorMartínez-Carrasco Pleite, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorLeón Vizcaíno, Luis
dc.contributor.authorPaz Silva, Adolfo
dc.contributor.authorDíez Baños, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorMorrondo, Patrocinio
dc.contributor.authorAlonso de Vega, Francisco-Domingo
dc.contributor.departmentSanidad Animal
dc.contributor.otherFacultades de la UMU::Facultad de Veterinaria
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dc.date.copyright© American Society of Parasitologists 2012
dc.date.issued2012-03-13
dc.description.abstractWild ruminants sharing pastures with domestic livestock are at risk of infection by liver trematodes. Detection of antibodies provides a very useful tool to gain more knowledge about the distribution of these parasites. Non-lethal methods are strongly encouraged for the analysis of the risk of infection among wild ruminants. A seroepidemiological survey was conducted to analyze exposure to hepatic trematodes (Fasciola hepatica and Dicrocoelium dendriticum) in wild ruminants from southern Spain. Blood samples were collected from 69 bovids (mouflon and Iberian ibex) and 143 cervids (red deer and fallow deer) from Sierra de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas Natural Park. The samples were analyzed using the excretory/secretory antigens of each trematode to determine the IgG response. All the animals were examined at necropsy for the presence of flukes, and the species, age, and gender of the animals were recorded. Fasciola hepatica were only observed in cervids (3%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 52-8), while D. dendriticum specimens were recorded in 1% (0-8) of bovids and 4% (CI 5 2-9) of the cervids. The IgG-seroprevalence against F. hepatica was significantly higher in the cervids. Statistical differences according to gender were observed. The bovids exhibited the greatest percentages of positive cases to D. dendriticum antigens, and the DdES-seroprevalence was related to age of the animals. When considering all the factors, the FhES-seroprevalence was initially distributed according to the type of ruminant (cervids), gender (male), and age ( more than 2 years).
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dc.identifier.citationJournal of Parasitology, 2012, Vol. 98, Issue 4, pp. 754-759
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1645/GE-2804.1
dc.identifier.eissn1937-2345
dc.identifier.issn0022-3395
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/183549
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBioOne Digital Library
dc.relationWe are grateful to Food and Agrarian National Technology Institute (MEC, Spain) for providing support to the project AGL-2002-02916. Also this work was supported by an ‘‘A´ ngeles Alvarin˜ o’’ and a ‘‘Parga Pondal’’ postdoctoral research grants and a post-doctoral fellowship (Xunta de Galicia, Spain) to María del Sol Arias.
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dc.subjectSpain
dc.subjectTrematodes
dc.subjectSeroprevalence
dc.subjectWild ruminants
dc.subject.odsObjetivo 15: Bosques, desertificación y diversidad biológica
dc.subject.odsObjetivo 3: Salud
dc.titleDetection of antibodies in wild ruminants to evaluate exposure to liver trematodes
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