Seropositive Wild Boars Suggesting the Occurrence of a Wild Cycle of <i>Trichinella</i> spp. in Brazil
Carolina S. Silva,
Talita O. Mendonça,
Dália M. R. Machado,
Carmen A. Arias-Pacheco,
Wilson J. Oliveira,
Patricia P. Perin,
Karin Werther,
Paulo E. Carraro,
Iara M. Trevisol,
Beatris Kramer,
Virgínia S. Silva,
Luis A. Mathias,
Karina P. Bürger,
Estevam G. Lux Hoppe
Affiliations
Carolina S. Silva
Parasitic Diseases Laboratory (LabEPAr), Departament of Pathology, Reproduction, and One Health (DPRSU), São Paulo State University—UNESP, Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
Talita O. Mendonça
Parasitic Diseases Laboratory (LabEPAr), Departament of Pathology, Reproduction, and One Health (DPRSU), São Paulo State University—UNESP, Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
Dália M. R. Machado
Parasitic Diseases Laboratory (LabEPAr), Departament of Pathology, Reproduction, and One Health (DPRSU), São Paulo State University—UNESP, Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
Carmen A. Arias-Pacheco
Parasitic Diseases Laboratory (LabEPAr), Departament of Pathology, Reproduction, and One Health (DPRSU), São Paulo State University—UNESP, Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
Wilson J. Oliveira
Parasitic Diseases Laboratory (LabEPAr), Departament of Pathology, Reproduction, and One Health (DPRSU), São Paulo State University—UNESP, Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
Patricia P. Perin
Parasitic Diseases Laboratory (LabEPAr), Departament of Pathology, Reproduction, and One Health (DPRSU), São Paulo State University—UNESP, Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
Karin Werther
Parasitic Diseases Laboratory (LabEPAr), Departament of Pathology, Reproduction, and One Health (DPRSU), São Paulo State University—UNESP, Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
Paulo E. Carraro
Parasitic Diseases Laboratory (LabEPAr), Departament of Pathology, Reproduction, and One Health (DPRSU), São Paulo State University—UNESP, Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
Iara M. Trevisol
Animal Genetics and Health Laboratory (LSGA), Embrapa Swine and Poultry, BR-153 Road, Km 110, Tamanduá District, Concórdia 89715-899, SC, Brazil
Beatris Kramer
Animal Genetics and Health Laboratory (LSGA), Embrapa Swine and Poultry, BR-153 Road, Km 110, Tamanduá District, Concórdia 89715-899, SC, Brazil
Virgínia S. Silva
Animal Genetics and Health Laboratory (LSGA), Embrapa Swine and Poultry, BR-153 Road, Km 110, Tamanduá District, Concórdia 89715-899, SC, Brazil
Luis A. Mathias
Parasitic Diseases Laboratory (LabEPAr), Departament of Pathology, Reproduction, and One Health (DPRSU), São Paulo State University—UNESP, Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
Karina P. Bürger
Parasitic Diseases Laboratory (LabEPAr), Departament of Pathology, Reproduction, and One Health (DPRSU), São Paulo State University—UNESP, Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
Estevam G. Lux Hoppe
Parasitic Diseases Laboratory (LabEPAr), Departament of Pathology, Reproduction, and One Health (DPRSU), São Paulo State University—UNESP, Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
Trichinella is a zoonotic nematode traditionally detected worldwide in both domestic and wild animals. In South America, along with the occurrence of this parasite in domestic pigs and wild boars, there are reports of infection in wild carnivores. Brazil is considered free of the domestic cycle of Trichinella, but there is unpublished serological evidence of infection in wild boars, which changed the Brazilian status in OIE regarding the disease after an official communication. We investigated Trichinella spp. infection in wild boars and wild carnivores in the Southeastern region of Brazil. A total of 136 samples were tested, 121 from wild boars and 15 from wild carnivores. Artificial enzymatic digestion (AED) tests were performed on muscle samples from 37 wild boars and 15 wild carnivores, and 115 serum samples from wild boars were tested by iELISA. Seven serum samples from wild boars tested positive (7/115 = 6.1%, 95% CI 3.0–12.0), but no larvae were found in the AED. There was no significant difference between sex, age, and location of the samples. The serological results suggest that a wild cycle of Trichinella spp. may occur in Brazil, but further analyses should be performed to confirm the presence of the parasite.