First report of Toxoplasma gondii in green turtles (Chelonia mydas): Implications for wildlife and ecosystem health

IF 1.4 Q3 PARASITOLOGY

Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI:10.1016/j.vprsr.2025.101286

Alinne Petris , Juliane Araújo Greinert-Goulart , Paula Angélica Roratto , Brenda Letícia Tiedt , Tiffany Christiny Emmerich da Silva , Daniela Fink , Diego Averaldo Guiguet Leal

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Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite with varied implications for human and animal health. However, knowledge about its ecoepidemiology and the infection of a wide range of marine animals are incipient or poorly explored in many coastal areas worldwide. The goal of this study was to investigate the presence of T. gondii in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) found along the northern coast of Santa Catarina State, Brazil. A variety of tissues from eight green turtles were tested using Nested-PCR and T. gondii DNA was detected in brain and liver of two green turtles. This study provides the first evidence of T. gondii in marine turtles highlighting the importance of considering this species as accidental hosts for the parasite.

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绿龟刚地弓形虫首次报告：对野生动物和生态系统健康的影响

刚地弓形虫是一种对人类和动物健康具有多种影响的原生动物寄生虫。然而，关于其生态流行病学和广泛的海洋动物感染的知识在世界各地的许多沿海地区都处于初级阶段或探索不足。本研究的目的是调查在巴西圣卡塔琳娜州北部海岸发现的绿海龟（Chelonia mydas）中是否存在弓形虫。采用巢式pcr检测了8只绿海龟的多种组织，在2只绿海龟的脑和肝脏中检测到弓形虫DNA。这项研究提供了海龟中弓形虫的第一个证据，突出了考虑该物种作为寄生虫偶然宿主的重要性。

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Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports Multiple-

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

7.10%

发文量

126

审稿时长

97 days

期刊介绍： Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports focuses on aspects of veterinary parasitology that are of regional concern, which is especially important in this era of climate change and the rapid and often unconstrained travel of people and animals. Relative to regions, this journal will accept papers of the highest quality dealing with all aspects of disease prevention, pathology, treatment, epidemiology, and control of parasites within the field of veterinary medicine. Also, case reports will be considered as they add to information related to local disease and its control; such papers must be concise and represent appropriate medical intervention. Papers on veterinary parasitology from wildlife species are acceptable, but only if they relate to the practice of veterinary medicine. Studies on vector-borne bacterial and viral agents are suitable, but only if the paper deals with vector transmission of these organisms to domesticated animals. Studies dealing with parasite control by means of natural products, both in vivo and in vitro, are more suited for one of the many journals that now specialize in papers of this type. However, due to the regional nature of much of this research, submissions may be considered based upon a case being made by the author(s) to the Editor. Circumstances relating to animal experimentation must meet the International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals as issued by the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (obtainable from: Executive Secretary C.I.O.M.S., c/o W.H.O., Via Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland).