دورية أكاديمية
Epidemiology of horse pythiosis in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso: Exploring the host-parasite-vector relationship.
| العنوان: | Epidemiology of horse pythiosis in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso: Exploring the host-parasite-vector relationship. |
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| المؤلفون: | Dos Santos CEP; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, 78069-900, Brazil; Department of Clinical and Veterinary Surgery, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, 14884-900, Brazil., Loreto ES; Sobresp Faculty of Health Sciences, Santa Maria, 97015-030, Brazil., Zanette RA; Department of Pharmacology, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 2600 Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil. Electronic address: regis.zanette@ufrgs.br., Santurio JM; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, 97105-900, Brazil., Marques LC; Department of Clinical and Veterinary Surgery, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, 14884-900, Brazil. |
| المصدر: | Journal of equine veterinary science [J Equine Vet Sci] 2024 Jan; Vol. 132, pp. 104976. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 04. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8216840 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 0737-0806 (Print) Linking ISSN: 07370806 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Equine Vet Sci Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: 2003- : New York : Elsevier Original Publication: [Wildomar, CA : William E. Jones, c1981- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Horse Diseases*/epidemiology , Horse Diseases*/pathology , Parasites* , Pythiosis*/epidemiology , Pythiosis*/pathology, Horses ; Animals ; Brazil/epidemiology ; Prospective Studies |
| مستخلص: | Horse pythiosis is considered an endemic disease in the Brazilian Pantanal region, causing devastating health and economic losses. This study aimed to enhance the understanding of pythiosis epidemiology, map the distribution of horse body lesions, and investigate the correlation between these lesions and warm body surface areas, potentially implicating hematophagous vectors in the disease's transmission. A prospective study was conducted on equids in the Pantanal Mato-grossense and adjacent areas from 2012 to 2022, with 112 horses and three mules diagnosed with pythiosis. Clinical and epidemiological data, lesions' photographic records, and healthy equids' thermal imaging were collected. Most pythiosis cases occurred between January and March, correlating with regional flood cycles. Most lesions were found on limbs and the ventral abdomen, with dark-colored horses exhibiting a higher frequency of lesions. Interestingly, the thermal mapping revealed that warm areas on a healthy horse's body overlapped significantly with lesion distribution - blood-sucking insects also prefer these areas. The results suggest that pythiosis lesions in horses correlate with warmer areas of the animal body, reinforcing the hypothesis of vector involvement in disease transmission. This study underscores the need for further observational research to fully understand the complex epidemiological dynamics of pythiosis in horses. Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None of the authors have any conflict of interest to declare. (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Epidemiology; Hematophagous vectors; Horses; Lesion distribution; Pythiosis; Thermography |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20231206 Date Completed: 20240110 Latest Revision: 20240110 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240110 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104976 |
| PMID: | 38056727 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 0737-0806 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104976 |