{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Zoonotic Parasites in Artiodactyls with Emphasis on the Feral Boar in the Atlantic Forest, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
{Author}: Pinheiro JL;Bruno SF;Dib LV;Dos Santos CR;Class CSC;Corrêa LL;Studart Lima M;Motoyama PRA;Guimarães RJPS;Amendoeira MRR;Barbosa AS;
{Journal}: Animals (Basel)
{Volume}: 13
{Issue}: 23
{Year}: 2023 Nov 22
{Factor}: 3.231
{DOI}: 10.3390/ani13233611
{Abstract}: <B>BACKGROUND: </B>The purpose of this study was to identify the species of artiodactyl host related to the fecal matter collected in a forest area in Rio de Janeiro state and carry out a parasitological investigation.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Artiodactyl feces were collected between 2020 and 2021. The fecal samples were examined to identify the host through macroscopic and molecular analysis. The remaining samples were subjected to a fecal parasite analysis using microscopic techniques, and feces containing cysts of the phylum Ciliophora underwent a molecular analysis.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Of the 101 samples collected, 71.3% were found in Pavão Valley, the most anthropized area of the park. In the molecular analysis, 79 samples were identified as belonging to Sus scrofa and 2 as Mazama gouazoubira. The most frequently detected forms were cysts of the phylum Ciliophora (39.6%), followed by eggs of Ascaris spp. (11.8%) and Metastrongylus spp. (5.9%). Nucleotide sequences of Balantioides coli were characterized in 26 samples, and in 13 samples variants of type B0 and in 11 type A0 were identified.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>It should be noted that this is the first study in the Americas that has identified B. coli in free-living S. scrofa feces, citing this bioinvader as one of the reservoirs of this parasite.