Trichuris spp. in Animals, with Specific Reference to Neo-Tropical Rodents
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Trichuris spp. of Veterinary and Public Health Importance
3.1. Trichuriasis of Man
3.2. Morphological and Molecular Identifications of Trichuris spp.
3.2.1. Morphological Identification of Trichuris spp. in Pigs, Dogs, Cats, Humans, and Non-Human Primates
3.2.2. Molecular Identification of Trichuris spp. in Domestic and Non-Domestic Ruminants
3.2.3. Molecular Identification of Trichuris spp. in Cats, Dogs, Pigs, Humans, and Non-Human Primates
3.2.4. Molecular Identification Trichuris spp. in Rodents
3.3. Immunomodulatory Effect of Trichuris spp.
4. Domesticated Neo-Tropical Rodent
4.1. Guinea Pig (Cavia Porcellus)
4.2. Semi-Domesticated Neo-Tropical Rodents
4.2.1. Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)
4.2.2. Lappe (Agouti paca/Cuniculus paca)
4.2.3. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
5. Conclusions
6. Recommendations
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Species | Geographical Location | Environment | Sample Size (n) | Prevalence (%) | Reference |
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Cavia porcellus | Benin | Captive reared | 18 | 2/18 (11.11) | [88] |
Cavia porcellus | Peru | Captive reared | 400 | 20/400 (5.00) | [84] |
Cavia porcellus | Peru | Captive reared | 100 | 31/100 (31.00) | [85] |
Cavia porcellus | Cameroon | Captive reared | 397 | 4/397 (1.00) | [86] |
Cavia porcellus | Cameroon | Captive reared | 300 | 10 (3.30) | [87] |
Cavia aperera | Peru | Free range | 143 | 5/143 (3.50) | [83] |
Dasyprocta leporina | Trinidad | Free range | 13 | 11/13 (53.85) | [89] |
Dasyprocta leporina | Trinidad | Captive reared | 65 | 3/65 (4.62) | [90] |
Agouti paca | Costa Rica | Captive reared | 140 | 3/140 (2.41) | [91] |
Agouti paca | Mexico | Captive reared | 10 | 1/10 (10.00) | [92] |
Hyrdochoerus hydrochaeris | Brazil | Captive reared | 24 | 12/24 (50.00) | [93] |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleJones, Kegan Romelle. 2021. "Trichuris spp. in Animals, with Specific Reference to Neo-Tropical Rodents" Veterinary Sciences 8, no. 2: 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8020015