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First Report of Echinococcus ortleppi in Free-Living Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) from Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorMateus, Teresa Letra
dc.contributor.authorGargaté, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorVilares, Anabela
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Idalina
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorVieira-Pinto, Madalena
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-03T15:37:38Z
dc.date.available2022-07-03T15:37:38Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-09
dc.description(This article belongs to the Special Issue Parasitic Diseases from Wild Animals with Emphasis in Zoonotic Infections)pt_PT
dc.description.abstractCystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonosis that is prevalent worldwide. It is considered endemic in Portugal but few studies have been performed on Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and their hosts. In this study, CE cysts are reported for the first time in a free-living wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Portugal. The presence of the metacestodes in the liver of the wild boar was identified by morphological features, microscopic examination and molecular analysis. The sequencing of part of the DNA nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer-1 (ITS-1) region revealed a G5 genotype that presently corresponds to Echinococcus ortleppi. This is the first report of E. ortleppi in Portugal and to the best of the authors’ knowledge, in Europe. These results suggest that wild boar may be a host of CE, namely, crossing the livestock–wildlife interface, which has important public health implications. Wildlife reservoirs must be taken into account as CE hosts and surveillance of game as well as health education for hunters should be implemented using a One Health approach, with implementation of feasible and tailor-made control strategies, namely, proper elimination of byproducts in the field.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the project UIDB/CVT/00772/2020 funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT).pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationMicroorganisms. 2021 Jun 9;9(6):1256. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9061256pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/microorganisms9061256pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2076-2607
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/8047
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationUIDB/CVT/00772/2020pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/6/1256pt_PT
dc.subjectEchinococcus ortleppipt_PT
dc.subjectCystic echinococcosispt_PT
dc.subjectWild Boarpt_PT
dc.subjectOne Healthpt_PT
dc.subjectHunterspt_PT
dc.subjectInfecções Sistémicas e Zoonosespt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleFirst Report of Echinococcus ortleppi in Free-Living Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) from Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue6pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1256pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleMicroorganismspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
rcaap.embargofctAcesso de acordo com política editorial da revista.
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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