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First record of Trypanosoma evansi DNA in Dichelacera alcicornis and Dichelacera januarii (Diptera: Tabanidae) flies in South America

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العنوان: First record of Trypanosoma evansi DNA in Dichelacera alcicornis and Dichelacera januarii (Diptera: Tabanidae) flies in South America
المؤلفون: Carlos José Raupp Ramos, Cintia de Souza Franco, Sabrina Pogere da Luz, Júlia Marques, Ketriane Mota de Souza, Luiz Flávio Nepomuceno do Nascimento, Gabriella Bassi das Neves, Renato Simões Moreira, Luiz Claudio Miletti
المصدر: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2023)
بيانات النشر: BMC, 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases
مصطلحات موضوعية: Tabanidae, Vectors, Transmission, Polymerase chain reaction, Trypanosoma, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
الوصف: Abstract Background Trypanosoma evansi infects a large number of wild and domestic animals and causes a spoliative disease known as surra. It is mechanically transmitted, mainly by biting flies of the genera Tabanus and Stomoxys. The detection of T. evansi DNA in the feeding apparatus of Dichelacera alcicornis and Dichelacera januarii from South America is reported, to the best of our knowledge, for the first time. Methods Tabanids were collected weekly from February 2018 to February 2019 from two sites. The feeding apparatus was removed and DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction and sequencing were performed. Results A 205-base pair fragment of the variant surface protein RoTat 1.2 gene, confirmed by DNA sequencing, was amplified from the feeding apparatus of D. alcicornis and D. januarii. Conclusions This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first record of T. evansi DNA in South American tabanids. Graphical abstract
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1756-3305
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1756-3305
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-022-05562-7
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/7bd1c25efc2147358ba7fae8cc4e38e4
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.7bd1c25efc2147358ba7fae8cc4e38e4
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تدمد:17563305
DOI:10.1186/s13071-022-05562-7