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Karaer MC, Sönmez Hİ, Madak E, Kankılıç T, Tavşanoğlu Ç, Sarımehmetoğlu HO. Helminths of captive and free-ranging populations of the mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella): Evidence from faecal examination. Vet Med Sci 2024; 10:e1429. [PMID: 38555575 PMCID: PMC10981916 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.1429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding parasite diversity in wild and captive animal populations has critical implications for both individual animal health and ecosystem dynamics in a broader sense. In mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella), the gastrointestinal helminth community is poorly understood, limiting our efforts in the conservation of this endangered bovid species. This species has only two remaining populations in the world, including the isolated northernmost population in Türkiye. OBJECTIVES To identify and compare the diversity and prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in captive and free-ranging populations of mountain gazelles in Hatay, Türkiye, and to assess potential zoonotic risks. METHODS In total, 105 fresh faecal samples, 45 individual samples and 60 faecal samples, representing 16 pools, from both captive and free-ranging populations were collected and analysed using Fulleborn flotation, Benedek sedimentation and Bearman-Wetzel methods faecal flotation methods, including the McMaster technique to determine the severity of infection. RESULTS We detected 12 helminth taxa in our examination of faecal samples, including gastrointestinal nematodes, lungworms and trematodes. Parasites from the Trichostrongyloidea family demonstrated variable hatching stages and rates, potentially influenced by ambient conditions. We also detected one protozoan among the samples. Our results revealed a higher diversity of parasites in free-ranging populations compared to captive ones. CONCLUSIONS This study underscores the necessity for regular parasitological surveillance in both captive and free-ranging wildlife populations for effective conservation management. It also contributes to the 'One Health' perspective by highlighting the potential zoonotic risks posed by parasites in wild ruminants. Our results have implications for the conservation and management of the mountain gazelle.
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- Mina Cansu Karaer
- Institute of ScienceHacettepe UniversityAnkaraTürkiye
- Division of EcologyDepartment of BiologyHacettepe UniversityAnkaraTürkiye
- Food and Agriculture Vocational SchoolÇankırı Karatekin UniversityÇankırıTürkiye
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- Institute of Health SciencesDepartment of ParasitologyAnkara UniversityAnkaraTürkiye
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- Institute of Health SciencesDepartment of ParasitologyAnkara UniversityAnkaraTürkiye
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- Department of Biology, Sabire Yazıcı Faculty of Science and LetterAksaray UniversityAksarayTürkiye
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- Division of EcologyDepartment of BiologyHacettepe UniversityAnkaraTürkiye
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Panayotova-Pencheva M, Visser M, Rehbein S. Protostrongylus caprae Zdzitowiecki et Boev, 1971 (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) - First record in Alpine ibex ( Capra ibex Linnaeus, 1758) from Europe. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2023; 22:199-204. [PMID: 37885908 PMCID: PMC10598406 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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In the course of a survey of the endoparasites of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) from Austria, examination of the lungs revealed male Protostrongylus nematodes presenting morphological characters which differed from those of the three Protostrongylus species previously reported from this host. Fragments of 16 adult male and 4 adult female nematodes extracted from the lung tissue of two female ibex following peptic digestion were subjected to close microscopic examination. Based on their morphology, the lungworms were identified as Protostrongylus caprae Zdzitowiecki et Boev, 1971. This species was originally described from Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) in Asia and previously only reported from this host from Kazakhstan and Mongolia. The identification of P. caprae in Alpine ibex represents a new host and geographical record and reinforces the interest to further study the parasite diversity of wild ungulates for a better understanding of complex host-parasite associations and biogeography.
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- Mariana Panayotova-Pencheva
- Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev str., Bl. 25, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Walchenseestr. 8-12, 83101, Rohrdorf, Germany
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Multivariate Abundance Analysis of Multi-Host/Multi-Parasite Lungworms in a Sympatric Wild Ruminant Population. DIVERSITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/d13060227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In the analysis of a multi-host/multi-parasite system and its associated risk factors, it is particularly interesting to understand the natural dynamics among pathogens, their hosts, and the environment in wildlife populations. This analysis is particularly feasible in a scenario where multiple overlapping host populations are present in high densities, along with a complex community of parasites. We aimed to describe and analyze the naturally occurring lungworm polyparasitism in a wild ruminant community in Southeast Spain. The respiratory tracts of 250 specimens belonging to four different species (red deer, mouflon, Iberian ibex, and fallow deer) were studied. Almost half (48.0%) of the animals were infected with bronchopulmonary nematodes. Seven different nematodes were identified of which two genera (Protostrongylus spp. and Dictyocaulus spp.) and three additional species (Cystocaulus ocreatus, Muellerius capillaris, and Neostrongylus linearis) were recorded in at least two ruminants, with the mouflon as the commonest host. Our study shows a significant effect of host species and sampling area, plus a marginal effect of age, on parasite multivariate abundance at the host population level. Mouflon and adults of all hosts appear to carry the highest parasite load on average. From a spatial perspective, the highest parasite abundance was detected at the central part of the park.
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Zanet S, Ferroglio E, Orlandini F, Bassano B, Battisti E, Brambilla A. Bronchopulmonary Nematodes in Alpine Ibex: Shedding of First Stage Larvae Analyzed at the Individual Host Level. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:663268. [PMID: 33996985 PMCID: PMC8116586 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.663268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Pneumonia is the most frequent cause of death for Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) in Gran Paradiso National Park, (Italy). The etiology of this form of pneumonia is currently unknown and the identification of the primary etiological agent remains difficult due to biological and logistic constraints. Uncovering individual differences in Protostrongylid prevalence and intensity is important to further investigate the epidemiology of respiratory diseases and their relationship to heterozygosity and inbreeding in a once almost extinct population like C. ibex. In a group of 21 individually recognizable adult male we monitored monthly prevalence and intensity of Protostrongylid first-stage larvae using Baerman's technique from June to September 2019. First-stage larvae of 5 genera were detected. Muellerius (P = 100%, CI95% = 84–100) and Protostrongylus (P = 86%, CI95%:71–100) were two dominant genera according to Bush's importance index. Neostrongylus (P = 38%,CI95%: 17–59), Cystocaulus (P = 33%,CI95% = 13–53) were classified as co-dominant genera while Dictyocaulus filaria (P = 0.05%, CI95% = 0.04–0.13) was detected, for the first time in Alpine ibex, in one subject. Protostrongylidae larval excretion varied significantly over time, with minimum L1 excretion in July. Individual median larval intensity ranged from 4.4 lpg to 82.2 lpg with Poulin's discrepancy index showing highly aggregated distribution patterns for Muellerius spp. (D = 0.283, CI95% = 0.760–0.895) and Protostrongylus spp. (D = 0.635, CI95% = 0.580–0.705). Presented data provide the necessary base point to further investigate how lungworm infection account for the different rates of progression of pneumonia in C. ibex. Individual aggregation of larval intensity must be further evaluated to determine whether these differences mirror different levels of parasitic infection related to individual differences in immune response, hormonal-states or genetic fitness.
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- Stefania Zanet
- Department Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Gran Paradiso National Park, Alpine Wildlife Research Center, Noasca, Italy
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- Department Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Gran Paradiso National Park, Alpine Wildlife Research Center, Noasca, Italy.,Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Filip-Hutsch K, Demiaszkiewicz AW, Chęcińska A, Hutsch T, Czopowicz M, Pyziel AM. First report of a newly-described lungworm, Dictyocaulus cervi (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea), in moose ( Alces alces) in central Europe. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2020; 13:275-282. [PMID: 33312859 PMCID: PMC7721663 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Lungworms from the genus Dictyocaulus are the causative agents of verminous pneumonia in domestic and wild ungulates. Recently, in 2017, a new species was isolated from red deer and described as Dictyocaulus cervi; however, little is known about its epidemiology and pathogenicity in other cervids. The aim of our study was to determine the extent of infection with Dictyocaulus nematodes in the moose population in Poland. Parasitological necropsies were performed in 18 moose and 249 faecal samples were analysed. A combination of multiplex PCR and analysis of the partial SSU, cox1 and cyt B regions revealed the presence of D. cervi infection in two of the necropsied moose. Histopathological examinations revealed changes, including multiple cross sections of larvae of nematodes in alveoli, massive pulmonary fibrosis, mononuclear cell infiltration and diffuse alveolar damage in the lungs of four animals. The lesions were more pronounced when adult Dictyocaulus nematodes were present in the bronchi and bronchioles. Some of the observed pathological changes could be attributed to co-infection by nematodes of the Protostrongylidae, whose larvae were found in all four animals with lung pathologies. In the faeces, Dictyocaulus sp. larvae only occurred together with Protostrongylidae larvae; in addition, higher numbers of Protostrongylidae larvae were excreted in the faeces of animals with dictyocaulosis. The present study is the first report of the presence of D. cervi in moose, and demonstrates the value of multiplex PCR in the identification of Dictyocaulus nematodes. Our findings indicate that co-infections with multiple species of lung nematodes in moose may be commonplace, and this should be considered as a factor aggravating the course of parasitosis.
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory ALAB bioscience, Krucza 13, 05-090, Rybie, Poland
- Molecular Biology Unit, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre PAS, A. Pawińskiego 5, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory ALAB bioscience, Krucza 13, 05-090, Rybie, Poland
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- Division of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences–SGGW (WULS), Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW (WULS), Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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Lambert Koizumi C, Derocher AE. Predation risk and space use of a declining Dall sheep (Ovis dalli dalli) population. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215519. [PMID: 30986250 PMCID: PMC6464218 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The abundance of ungulate populations may fluctuate in response to several limiting factors, including climate, diseases, and predation. In the northern Richardson Mountains, Canada, Dall sheep (Ovis dalli dalli) have undergone a major decline in the past decades and predation by grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) and wolves (Canis lupus) was suspected as a leading cause. To better understand the relationship between these three species located in this rugged and remote ecosystem, we relied on a combination of indirect methods. We investigated the apparent role of predation on the Dall sheep population using spatial ecology and stable isotopes. We examined seasonal variation in predation risk, focusing on how it may affect Dall sheep habitat use and sexual segregation, and we evaluated the proportion of Dall sheep in the diet of both predators using stable isotopes. The movements of the three species were monitored by satellite telemetry. Dall sheep habitat use patterns were analyzed using topographical features, greenness index, land cover, and apparent predation risk. The diets of grizzly bears and wolves were examined using a Bayesian mixing model for carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes. We found that Dall sheep habitat use varied seasonally, with different patterns for ewes and rams. Exposure to grizzly bear risk was higher for rams during summer, while ewes were further exposed to wolf apparent predation risk during winter. The importance of safe habitats for ewes was reflected in space use patterns. Stable isotopes analyses suggested that the diet of grizzly bears was largely from animal sources, with mountain mammals comprising about one quarter. Wolves mostly fed on both aquatic browsers and mountain mammals. Diet variation between individual predators suggested that some individuals specialized on mountain mammals, likely including Dall sheep. We conclude that grizzly bear and wolf apparent predation risk are important in driving Dall sheep habitat use and play a role in sexual segregation. Overall, this study presents an innovative combination of indirect methods that could be applied elsewhere to better understand predator-prey dynamics in remote ecosystems.
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- Catherine Lambert Koizumi
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Gwich’in Renewable Resources Board, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Aleuy OA, Ruckstuhl K, Hoberg EP, Veitch A, Simmons N, Kutz SJ. Diversity of gastrointestinal helminths in Dall's sheep and the negative association of the abomasal nematode, Marshallagia marshalli, with fitness indicators. PLoS One 2018. [PMID: 29538393 PMCID: PMC5851548 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Gastrointestinal helminths can have a detrimental effect on the fitness of wild ungulates. Arctic and Subarctic ecosystems are ideal for the study of host-parasite interactions due to the comparatively simple ecological interactions and limited confounding factors. We used a unique dataset assembled in the early seventies to study the diversity of gastrointestinal helminths and their effect on fitness indicators of Dall’s sheep, Ovis dalli dalli, in the Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada. Parasite diversity included nine species, among which the abomasal nematode Marshallagia marshalli occurred with the highest prevalence and infection intensity. The intensity of M. marshalli increased with age and was negatively associated with body condition and pregnancy status in Dall’s sheep across all the analyses performed. The intensity of the intestinal whipworm, Trichuris schumakovitschi, decreased with age. No other parasites were significantly associated with age, body condition, or pregnancy. Our study suggests that M. marshalli might negatively influence fitness of adult female Dall’s sheep.
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- O. Alejadro Aleuy
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Museum of Southwestern Biology and Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Alburquerque, NM, United States of America
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- Producers of Diamond Willow, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Mavrogianni V, Papadopoulos E, Gougoulis D, Gallidis E, Ptochos S, Fragkou I, Orfanou D, Fthenakis G. Gastrointestinal trichostrongylosis can predispose ewes to clinical mastitis after experimental mammary infection. Vet Parasitol 2017; 245:71-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The muskox ( Ovibos moschatus ) population inhabiting the eastern North Slope (ENS) of Alaska, US declined dramatically during 1999-2006, whereas populations in western Alaska (WA) were stable or increasing. To understand morbidity and mortality factors contributing to the decline, Alaska Department of Fish and Game conducted pathologic investigations of carcasses from 2005 until 2008. Additionally, archived sera from both ENS and WA muskoxen collected during 1984-92, before the documented beginning of the ENS decline; sera collected during 2000, near the beginning of the decline; and contemporary sera (from live capture-release, adult females) collected during 2006, 2007, and 2008 were analyzed to determine whether prevalence of antibody to potential pathogens differed in the two areas or changed over time. The pathogens investigated were those that were believed could cause lameness or poor reproduction or adversely affect general health. Furthermore, trace mineral levels, hemograms, and gastrointestinal parasites were evaluated in live adult females captured 2006-08. Pathologic investigations identified several comorbid conditions, including predation, polyarthritis caused by or consistent with Chlamydophila spp. infection, hoof lesions, copper deficiency, contagious ecthyma, verminous pneumonia, hepatic lipidosis suggestive of negative energy balance, and bacterial bronchopneumonia due to Trueperella pyogenes and Bibersteinia trehalosi . Pathogens suspected to be newly introduced in the ENS muskox population on the basis of serologic detection include bovine viral diarrhea, respiratory syncytial virus, Chlamydophila spp., Brucella spp., Coxiella burnetii , and Leptospira spp., whereas parainfluenza virus-3 antibody prevalence has increased in the WA population. Although multiple disease syndromes were identified that contributed to mortality and, in combination, likely limited the ENS muskox population, further holistic investigations of disease agents, trace mineral status, and nutritional factors in conjunction with intensive demographic and environmental analyses would provide a better understanding of factors that influence Alaskan muskox populations.
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Roffler GH, Amish SJ, Smith S, Cosart T, Kardos M, Schwartz MK, Luikart G. SNP discovery in candidate adaptive genes using exon capture in a free-ranging alpine ungulate. Mol Ecol Resour 2016; 16:1147-64. [PMID: 27327375 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Revised: 06/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Identification of genes underlying genomic signatures of natural selection is key to understanding adaptation to local conditions. We used targeted resequencing to identify SNP markers in 5321 candidate adaptive genes associated with known immunological, metabolic and growth functions in ovids and other ungulates. We selectively targeted 8161 exons in protein-coding and nearby 5' and 3' untranslated regions of chosen candidate genes. Targeted sequences were taken from bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) exon capture data and directly from the domestic sheep genome (Ovis aries v. 3; oviAri3). The bighorn sheep sequences used in the Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli dalli) exon capture aligned to 2350 genes on the oviAri3 genome with an average of 2 exons each. We developed a microfluidic qPCR-based SNP chip to genotype 476 Dall's sheep from locations across their range and test for patterns of selection. Using multiple corroborating approaches (lositan and bayescan), we detected 28 SNP loci potentially under selection. We additionally identified candidate loci significantly associated with latitude, longitude, precipitation and temperature, suggesting local environmental adaptation. The three methods demonstrated consistent support for natural selection on nine genes with immune and disease-regulating functions (e.g. Ovar-DRA, APC, BATF2, MAGEB18), cell regulation signalling pathways (e.g. KRIT1, PI3K, ORRC3), and respiratory health (CYSLTR1). Characterizing adaptive allele distributions from novel genetic techniques will facilitate investigation of the influence of environmental variation on local adaptation of a northern alpine ungulate throughout its range. This research demonstrated the utility of exon capture for gene-targeted SNP discovery and subsequent SNP chip genotyping using low-quality samples in a nonmodel species.
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- Gretchen H Roffler
- Alaska Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99508, USA.,Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem Sciences and Conservation, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812, USA
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- Fish and Wildlife Genomics Group, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812, USA
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- Fish and Wildlife Genomics Group, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812, USA
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- Fish and Wildlife Genomics Group, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812, USA
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- Fish and Wildlife Genomics Group, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812, USA.,Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE-75236, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE-75236, Uppsala, Sweden.,US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation, 800 E. Beckwith Ave., Missoula, MT, 59801, USA
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- Fish and Wildlife Genomics Group, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812, USA.,Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana, Polson, MT, 59860, USA
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Cassini R, Párraga MA, Signorini M, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Sturaro E, Rossi L, Ramanzin M. Lungworms in Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) in the eastern Alps, Italy: An ecological approach. Vet Parasitol 2015; 214:132-8. [PMID: 26476915 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2015] [Revised: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Host-parasite relationships have been frequently investigated in mountain dwelling ungulates, though mostly focusing on gastrointestinal nematodes. On the contrary, very few studies were conducted on broncopulmonary nematodes, which may result in severe parenchymal lesions and act as predisposing factor for multifactorial pneumonia. The epidemiological and ecological features of lungworms infecting an Alpine ibex population in the Eastern Alps, Italy, were non-invasively investigated by means of a modified Baermann technique with an original quantitative methodology. Out of a total of 269 samples collected monthly from July to November 2013 and from July to October 2014, 212 (78.8%) were positive for Muellerius and 26 (9.7%) for Protostrongylus, whereas Neostrongylus and Cystocaulus were less prevalent (4.1% and 0.7%, respectively). None of the investigated samples tested positive for dictyocaulids. The genus Muellerius showed the highest larval output intensity (134.2 L1/g), followed by Protostrongylus with 33.8 L1/g. A contrasting age-related pattern of Muellerius and Protostrongylus was revealed, with the former significantly more prevalent and abundant in adult animals, while the latter in kids. Due to the limited accessibility of the study area during winter and spring, it was difficult to describe clear seasonal trends in larval output, although Muellerius showed a minimum in the late summer and a rise in the autumn. The newly developed diagnostic method showed a fair repeatability, thus representing an interesting tool to investigate the ecology of lungworms in protected species, such as the A. ibex. Based on results, ibex in the Marmolada massif seem to have an ecologically stable relationship with their lungworm community.
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- Rudi Cassini
- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy.
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, L.go Braccini, 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
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COMPARISON OF MODIFIED FLOTAC AND BAERMANN TECHNIQUES FOR QUANTIFYING LUNGWORM LARVAE IN FREE-RANGING BIGHORN SHEEP (OVIS CANADENSIS) FECES, MONTANA, USA. J Wildl Dis 2015; 51:843-8. [PMID: 26267464 DOI: 10.7589/2014-10-244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lungworms are important parasites of wildlife and host infection status is often evaluated using coprologic techniques, most commonly the Baermann method. Recently, the FLOTAC® has emerged as a new tool for diagnosing lungworm infections, and methodologic comparison studies in domestic species suggest that this method outperforms many other established techniques. We compared a modified FLOTAC with the beaker-modified (bm)-Baermann to evaluate the relative performance of the two techniques for counting lungworm larvae in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) feces. Both methods generated equivalent larval counts and both were highly repeatable. The major difference between the two methods was that the FLOTAC was poorer at detecting mixed infections. The ultimate choice between using the FLOTAC and bm-Baermann methods for quantifying lungworm larvae in wildlife studies may depend on the specific nature of the research questions being addressed, balanced by practical constraints.
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Verocai GG, Hoberg EP, Vikøren T, Handeland K, Ytrehus B, Rezansoff AM, Davidson RK, Gilleard JS, Kutz SJ. Resurrection and redescription of Varestrongylus alces (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae), a lungworm of the Eurasian moose (Alces alces), with report on associated pathology. Parasit Vectors 2014; 7:557. [PMID: 25518921 PMCID: PMC4326405 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-014-0557-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Varestrongylus alces, a lungworm in Eurasian moose from Europe has been considered a junior synonym of Varestrongylus capreoli, in European roe deer, due to a poorly detailed morphological description and the absence of a type-series. METHODS Specimens used in the redescription were collected from lesions in the lungs of Eurasian moose, from Vestby, Norway. Specimens were described based on comparative morphology and integrated approaches. Molecular identification was based on PCR, cloning and sequencing of the ITS-2 region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Phylogenetic analysis compared V. alces ITS-2 sequences to these of other Varestrongylus species and other protostrongylids. RESULTS Varestrongylus alces is resurrected for protostrongylid nematodes of Eurasian moose from Europe. Varestrongylus alces causes firm nodular lesions that are clearly differentiated from the adjacent lung tissue. Histologically, lesions are restricted to the parenchyma with adult, egg and larval parasites surrounded by multinucleated giant cells, macrophages, eosinophilic granulocytes, lymphocytes. The species is valid and distinct from others referred to Varestrongylus, and should be separated from V. capreoli. Morphologically, V. alces can be distinguished from other species by characters in the males that include a distally bifurcated gubernaculum, arched denticulate crura, spicules that are equal in length and relatively short, and a dorsal ray that is elongate and bifurcated. Females have a well-developed provagina, and are very similar to those of V. capreoli. Morphometrics of first-stage larvae largely overlap with those of other Varestrongylus. Sequences of the ITS-2 region strongly support mutual independence of V. alces, V. cf. capreoli, and the yet undescribed species of Varestrongylus from North American ungulates. These three taxa form a well-supported crown-clade as the putative sister of V. alpenae. The association of V. alces and Alces or its ancestors is discussed in light of host and parasite phylogeny and host historical biogeography. CONCLUSIONS Varestrongylus alces is a valid species, and should be considered distinct from V. capreoli. Phylogenetic relationships among Varestrongylus spp. from Eurasia and North America are complex and consistent with faunal assembly involving recurrent events of geographic expansion, host switching and subsequent speciation.
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- Guilherme G Verocai
- Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada.
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- US Department of Agriculture, United States National Parasite Collection, Agricultural Research Service, BARC East No. 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, USA.
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Ullevålsveien 68, N-0454, Oslo, Norway.
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Ullevålsveien 68, N-0454, Oslo, Norway.
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Ullevålsveien 68, N-0454, Oslo, Norway.
- Present address: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, P.O. box 5685, Sluppen, N-7485, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada.
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Ullevålsveien 68, N-0454, Oslo, Norway.
- Present address: Norwegian Defence Research Institute, Postboks 25, 2027, Kjeller, Norway.
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada.
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- Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada.
- Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative - Alberta Node, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada.
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Besser TE, Frances Cassirer E, Highland MA, Wolff P, Justice-Allen A, Mansfield K, Davis MA, Foreyt W. Bighorn sheep pneumonia: sorting out the cause of a polymicrobial disease. Prev Vet Med 2012; 108:85-93. [PMID: 23253148 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pneumonia of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a dramatic disease of high morbidity and mortality first described more than 80 years ago. The etiology of the disease has been debated since its initial discovery, and at various times lungworms, Mannheimia haemolytica and other Pasteurellaceae, and Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae have been proposed as primary causal agents. A multi-factorial "respiratory disease complex" has also been proposed as confirmation of causation has eluded investigators. In this paper we review the evidence for each of the candidate primary agents with regard to causal criteria including strength of association, temporality, plausibility, experimental evidence, and analogy. While we find some degree of biological plausibility for all agents and strong experimental evidence for M. haemolytica, we demonstrate that of the alternatives considered, M. ovipneumoniae is the best supported by all criteria and is therefore the most parsimonious explanation for the disease. The strong but somewhat controversial experimental evidence implicating disease transmission from domestic sheep is consistent with this finding. Based on epidemiologic and microbiologic data, we propose that healthy bighorn sheep populations are naïve to M. ovipneumoniae, and that its introduction to susceptible bighorn sheep populations results in epizootic polymicrobial bacterial pneumonia often followed by chronic infection in recovered adults. If this hypothesized model is correct, efforts to control this disease by development or application of vectored vaccines to Pasteurellaceae are unlikely to provide significant benefits, whereas efforts to ensure segregation of healthy bighorn sheep populations from M. ovipneumoniae-infected reservoir hosts are crucial to prevention of new disease epizootics. It may also be possible to develop M. ovipneumoniae vaccines or other management strategies that could reduce the impact of this devastating disease in bighorn sheep.
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- Thomas E Besser
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
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Parasites in ungulates of Arctic North America and Greenland: a view of contemporary diversity, ecology, and impact in a world under change. ADVANCES IN PARASITOLOGY 2012; 79:99-252. [PMID: 22726643 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-398457-9.00002-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Parasites play an important role in the structure and function of arctic ecosystems, systems that are currently experiencing an unprecedented rate of change due to various anthropogenic perturbations, including climate change. Ungulates such as muskoxen, caribou, moose and Dall's sheep are also important components of northern ecosystems and are a source of food and income, as well as a focus for maintenance of cultural traditions, for northerners. Parasites of ungulates can influence host health, population dynamics and the quality, quantity and safety of meat and other products of animal origin consumed by people. In this article, we provide a contemporary view of the diversity of nematode, cestode, trematode, protozoan and arthropod parasites of ungulates in arctic and subarctic North America and Greenland. We explore the intricate associations among host and parasite assemblages and identify key issues and gaps in knowledge that emerge in a regime of accelerating environmental transition.
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Miller DS, Hoberg E, Weiser G, Aune K, Atkinson M, Kimberling C. A Review of Hypothesized Determinants Associated with Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Die-Offs. Vet Med Int 2012; 2012:796527. [PMID: 22567546 PMCID: PMC3329887 DOI: 10.1155/2012/796527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 01/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Multiple determinants have been hypothesized to cause or favor disease outbreaks among free-ranging bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) populations. This paper considered direct and indirect causes of mortality, as well as potential interactions among proposed environmental, host, and agent determinants of disease. A clear, invariant relationship between a single agent and field outbreaks has not yet been documented, in part due to methodological limitations and practical challenges associated with developing rigorous study designs. Therefore, although there is a need to develop predictive models for outbreaks and validated mitigation strategies, uncertainty remains as to whether outbreaks are due to endemic or recently introduced agents. Consequently, absence of established and universal explanations for outbreaks contributes to conflict among wildlife and livestock stakeholders over land use and management practices. This example illustrates the challenge of developing comprehensive models for understanding and managing wildlife diseases in complex biological and sociological environments.
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- U.S. National Parasite Collection, ARS, USDA Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory BARC, East 1180 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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- Caine Veterinary Teaching Center, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Idaho, 1020 East Homedale Road, Caldwell, ID 83607, USA
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- Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, 1400 South 19th Avenue, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA
- Wildlife Conservation Society, 2023 Stadium Drive, Suite. 1A, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA
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- Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, 1400 South 19th Avenue, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA
- Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Panayotova-Pencheva MS. Species composition and morphology of protostrongylids (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) in ruminants from Bulgaria. Parasitol Res 2011; 109:1015-20. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2337-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Accepted: 03/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Panayotova-Pencheva MS, Alexandrov MT. Some pathological features of lungs from domestic and wild ruminants with single and mixed protostrongylid infections. Vet Med Int 2010; 2010:741062. [PMID: 20445790 PMCID: PMC2858904 DOI: 10.4061/2010/741062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2009] [Revised: 12/15/2009] [Accepted: 02/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lungs of 40 ruminants from Bulgaria with natural small lungworm (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) infections were investigated, including 16 goats, 15 sheep, 7 mouflons, and 2 chamois. Muellerius capillaris, M. tenuispiculatus, Cystocaulus ocreatus, Neostrongylus linearis, and Protostrongylus brevispiculum infections were predominantly associated with nodular lesions, and Protostrongylus rufescens, Protostrongylus hobmaieri and Protostrongylus rupicaprae were associated with extensive lesions located mainly along the length of the large bronchi. The extent of lung abnormalities was most severe in the sheep. Alveolitis, parasite granulomas, damage of the alveolar septa, hyperplasia of the lung associated lymphoid tissue, and sclerosis of the parenchyma were found upon microscope examinations. In the goats compared to the sheep and mouflons, the terminal bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli were more affected than the interstitium. Our research shows that the pathological lesions in the lungs of ruminants infected with protostrongylids depend on both the helminth and the host species. To our knowledge, this work is the first to provide data on the pathomorphological lesions in mouflon lungs infected with protostrongylids.
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Hoberg EP, Polley L, Jenkins EJ, Kutz SJ, Veitch AM, Elkin BT. Integrated approaches and empirical models for investigation of parasitic diseases in northern wildlife. Emerg Infect Dis 2008; 14:10-7. [PMID: 18258071 PMCID: PMC2600137 DOI: 10.3201/eid1401.071119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A decade of research has yielded a multidisciplinary approach for detection, prediction, and potential mitigation measures. The North is a frontier for exploration of emerging infectious diseases and the large-scale drivers influencing distribution, host associations, and evolution of pathogens among persons, domestic animals, and wildlife. Leading into the International Polar Year 2007–2008, we outline approaches, protocols, and empirical models derived from a decade of integrated research on northern host–parasite systems. Investigations of emerging infectious diseases associated with parasites in northern wildlife involved a network of multidisciplinary collaborators and incorporated geographic surveys, archival collections, historical foundations for diversity, and laboratory and field studies exploring the interface for hosts, parasites, and the environment. In this system, emergence of parasitic disease was linked to geographic expansion, host switching, resurgence due to climate change, and newly recognized parasite species. Such integrative approaches serve as cornerstones for detection, prediction, and potential mitigation of emerging infectious diseases in wildlife and persons in the North and elsewhere under a changing global climate.
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- Eric P Hoberg
- U.S. National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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Kutz SJ, Asmundsson I, Hoberg EP, Appleyard GD, Jenkins EJ, Beckmen K, Branigan M, Butler L, Chilton NB, Cooley D, Elkin B, Huby-Chilton F, Johnson D, Kuchboev A, Nagy J, Oakley M, Polley L, Popko R, Scheer A, Simard M, Veitch A. Serendipitous discovery of a novel protostrongylid (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) in caribou, muskoxen, and moose from high latitudes of North America based on DNA sequence comparisons. CAN J ZOOL 2007. [DOI: 10.1139/z07-091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fecal samples are often the only feasible means to assess diversity of parasites in wildlife; however, definitive identification of egg or larval stages in feces by morphology is rarely possible. We determined partial sequences from the second internal transcribed spacer region (ITS-2) of nuclear ribosomal DNA for first-stage, dorsal-spined larvae (DSL) in feces from caribou ( Rangifer tarandus tarandus (L., 1758), Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin, 1788), Rangifer tarandus grantii (Allen, 1902)), muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus moschatus (Zimmermann, 1780), Ovibos moschatus wardi Lydekker, 1900), moose ( Alces alces gigas Miller, 1899 and Alces alces andersoni Peterson, 1952), and from the tissue of one slug ( Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774)) in Arctic–Subarctic North America. A previously uncharacterized, genetically distinct species was recognized based on sequences of 37 DSL from 19 ungulate hosts and the slug. Sequence similarity among individuals of this novel species was 91%–100%. For many individual DSL, paralogues of ITS-2 were detected. ITS-2 sequences from the novel species were 72%–77% similar to those of Varestrongylus alpenae (Dikmans, 1935) and 51%–61% similar to those of other protostrongylids known in North American and some Eurasian ungulates. Results indicate a discrete lineage of an undescribed protostrongylid infecting muskoxen, caribou, and moose from Alaska to Labrador. Sympatric infections with Parelaphostrongylus andersoni Prestwood, 1972 were found in three caribou herds.
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- Susan J. Kutz
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, US National Parasite Collection and Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory, BARC East 1180, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), 3030 Hospital Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Canada
- Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
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