Zoonotic parasites associated with felines from the Patagonian Holocene
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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104(8): 1177-1180, Dec. 2009. ilus
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in English
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| ID: lil-538179
ABSTRACT
Feline coprolites were examined for parasites with the aim of studying ancient infections that occurred in the Patagonian region during the Holocene period. Eggs compatible to Trichuris sp., Calodium sp., Eucoleus sp., Nematodirus sp., Oesophagostomum sp. (Nematoda), Monoecocestus sp. (Cestoda) and Eimeria macusaniensis (Coccidia) were recovered from faecal samples. The results obtained from the analysis provide evidence of consumption by felids of the viscera of both rodents and camelids. This knowledge allows for improved explanations as to the distribution of parasitism and its significance to the health of humans and animals inhabiting the area under study during the Middle Holocene.
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Main subject:
Cestoda
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Felidae
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Eimeria
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Feces
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Fossils
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Nematoda
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Argentina
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata/AR
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