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| Landaeta-Aqueveque, C.; Krivokapich, S.; Gatti, G.M.; Gonzalez Prous, C.; Rivera-Bueckle, V.; Martin, N.; Gonzalez-Acuna, D.; Sandoval, D. | |
| _Trichinella spiralis_ parasitizing _Puma concolor_: first record in wildlife in Chile | |
| 2015 Helminthologia (52 ): 360-363 | |
The genus _Trichinella _is widespread in all continents but Antarctica. The only way to identify the species/genotypes is through molecular analyses. In Chile, only one study has reported _Trichinella _larvae in a cougar, but the species of _Trichinella _was not identified. In this work, the finding of _Trichinella _larvae in a cougar, together with their genotypic identification, is the first documentation of such in Chile. The cougar was found run over by a vehicle in the Biob¡o Region. Larvae were isolated following artificial digestion of the diaphragm and analyzed by means of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A PCR product of 173 base pairs allowed for the classification of the larvae as _T. spiralis_. It is the first record of the species in Chilean wildlife. This finding in Chile is interesting in terms of human health, suggesting a possible role of the cougar as a reservoir for this parasite |
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