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Serosurvey of Pathogens in Domestic Dogs on the Border of Noël Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia

Bronson, Ellen, Emmons, Louise H., Murray, Suzan, Dubovi, Edward J., Deem, Sharon L.·2008·Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
DOI 10.1638/2006-0046.1
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The threat of disease transmission from domestic animals to wildlife has become recognized as an increasing concern within the wildlife community in recent years. Domestic dogs pose a significant risk as reservoirs for infectious diseases, especially for wild canids. As part of a multifaceted ecologic study of maned wolves and other canids in the large, remote Noël Kempff Mercado National Park (NKMNP) in northeastern Bolivia, 40 domestic dogs in two villages and at two smaller settlements bordering the national park were sampled for exposure to canine diseases. High levels of exposure were found to canine distemper virus and canine parvovirus, both of which are known to cause mortality in maned wolves and other carnivores. Moderate to high levels of exposure were found to rabies virus, Ehrlichia canis, and Toxoplasma gondii, as well as significant levels of infection with Dirofilaria immitis. This study reports evidence of exposure to several diseases in the domestic dogs bordering the park. Contact between wild carnivores and dogs has been documented in the sampled villages, therefore dogs likely pose a substantial risk to the carnivores within and near NKMNP. Further measures should be undertaken to decrease the risk of spillover infection from domestic animals into the wild species of this region.

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  • In a study of protected and released wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) on a natural reserve in Bolivia, most captive animals were infected with D. immitis.

    “In a study of disease incidence among protected and released wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) on a natural reserve in Bolivia, most of the captive animals were infected with D. immitis (67).”

    From Human and animal dirofilariasis: The emergence of a zoonotic mosaic (2012) · cites this paper as [67]

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Authors
Bronson, E., Emmons, L. H., Murray, S., Dubovi, E. J., & Deem, S. L.
Affiliations
Smithsonian Institution (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Publisher
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Published
2008-03
Volume
39
Issue
1
Pages
28-36
ISSN
  • 1042-7260 (ISSN-L)
  • 1937-2825
DOI
10.1638/2006-0046.1
OpenAlex
W2056226838
Cited by
48
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 5
FWCI
1.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • BioOne Complete (BioOne) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Virology › Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Keywords
dogs, canine diseases, serological survey, maned wolf, human-wildlife interface, canine distemper virus, canine parvovirus, rabies virus, Ehrlichia canis, Toxoplasma gondii, Dirofilaria immitis, Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, wild carnivores, disease reservoirs
MeSH terms
Animals, Animals, Domestic, Animals, Wild, Antibodies, Helminth, Antibodies, Protozoan, Antibodies, Viral, Bolivia, Communicable Diseases, Disease Reservoirs, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Female, Male, Parasitic Diseases, Animal, Virus Diseases, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Risk Assessment, Sentinel Surveillance, Wolves

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