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Molecular detection of Bartonella species and haemoplasmas in wild African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in Mozambique, Africa

2018; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 4; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/pao.2018.10

2055-7094

Luiz Ricardo Gonçalves, Marta Maria Geraldes Teixeira, Adriana Carlos Rodrigues, Natália Serra Mendes, Carlos António Matos, Carlos Lopes Pereira, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Marcos Rogério André,

Vector-borne infectious diseases

Abstract The African buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ), a mammal species whose population is declining, can play a role as a reservoir or carrier of a wide number of arthropod-borne pathogens. Translocation procedures have been used as an alternative approach for species conservation. However, the veterinary aspects of this sort of procedures are extremely important to minimize the impact on animal health. In order to detect Bartonella and haemoplasmas, two important group of bacterial that have an impact in both human and animal health, EDTA whole-blood samples were screened for the presence of these bacterial pathogens by molecular techniques. As a result, a molecular occurrence of 4.1 and 15.4% for Bartonella spp. and haemoplasmas, respectively, was reported among 97 wild buffaloes sampled during a translocation procedure from Marromeu to Gorongosa Reserve, Mozambique. Additionally, phylogenetic analyses of the obtained sequences were conducted. At least, three bovine-associated pathogens, namely B. bovis , M. wenyonii and ‘ Candidatus M. haemobos’, as well as a probably new Bartonella genotype/species were detected in S. caffer. Further studies are needed in order to determine whether these bacterial species may cause impact in buffaloes and other sympatric ruminant species living in the release site.