Close relationship of Plasmodium sequences detected from South American pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) to Plasmodium spp. in North American white-tailed deer

Masahito Asada; Mika Takeda; Walfrido Moraes Tomas; Aiesca Pellegrin; Cairo Henrique Sousa de Oliveira; José Diomedes Barbosa; Júlia Angélica Gonçalves da Silveira; Érika M. Braga; Osamu Kaneko

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife (Apr 2018)

Close relationship of Plasmodium sequences detected from South American pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) to Plasmodium spp. in North American white-tailed deer

Masahito Asada,
Mika Takeda,
Walfrido Moraes Tomas,
Aiesca Pellegrin,
Cairo Henrique Sousa de Oliveira,
José Diomedes Barbosa,
Júlia Angélica Gonçalves da Silveira,
Érika M. Braga,
Osamu Kaneko

Affiliations

Masahito Asada: Department of Protozoology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
Mika Takeda: Department of Protozoology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
Walfrido Moraes Tomas: Animal Health and Wildlife Laboratories, Embrapa Pantanal, Rua 21 de Setembro 1880, 79320-900, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Aiesca Pellegrin: Animal Health and Wildlife Laboratories, Embrapa Pantanal, Rua 21 de Setembro 1880, 79320-900, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Cairo Henrique Sousa de Oliveira: Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG, Campus Samambaia, Campus Universitário, 74690900, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
José Diomedes Barbosa: Universidade Federal do Pará, Centro Agropecuário, Departamento de Ciência Animal, Av. Maximino Porpino da Silva, 1000 Centro, 68740080, Castanhal, PA, Brazil
Júlia Angélica Gonçalves da Silveira: Laboratório de Protozoologia Veterinária, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
Érika M. Braga: Laboratório de Malária, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
Osamu Kaneko: Department of Protozoology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; Corresponding author. Department of Protozoology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 44 – 47

Abstract

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We report, for the first time, the presence of ungulate malaria parasites in South America. We conducted PCR-based surveys of blood samples of multiple deer species and water buffalo from Brazil and detected Plasmodium sequences from pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) samples. Phylogenic analysis revealed that the obtained sequences are closely related to the Plasmodium odocoilei clade 2 sequence from North American white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Nucleotide differences suggest that malaria parasites in South American pampas deer and North American P. odocoilei clade 2 branched more recently than the Great American Interchange. Keywords: Malaria, Pampas deer, South America, Plasmodium odocoilei, Brazil

Published in International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

ISSN: 2213-2244 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
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