First Report of in Free-Living Wild Boar () from Portugal

Overview

Journal Microorganisms

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2021 Jul 2

PMID 34207738

Citations 6

Authors

Teresa Letra Mateus

Maria Joao Gargate

Anabela Vilares

Idalina Ferreira

Manuela Rodrigues

Catarina Coelho

Madalena Vieira-Pinto

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Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonosis that is prevalent worldwide. It is considered endemic in Portugal but few studies have been performed on and their hosts. In this study, CE cysts are reported for the first time in a free-living wild boar () 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 . This is the first report of 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.

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