Discovery of an endemic area of Gnathostoma turgidum infection among opossums, Didelphis virginiana, in Mexico.
Gnathostomosis, caused by Gnathostoma binucleatum, is a serious public health issue in Mexico. Although 2 other Gnathostoma spp., G. turgidum and G. lamothei, have been found in wild animals, their natural life cycle or their relation to human disease remains unclear. While we were conducting an epidemiological survey on Gnathostoma spp. in Sinaloa State, Mexico, we found an endemic area for G. turgidum in common opossums, Didelphis virginiana, located in Tecualilla, Sinaloa. The species identification was carried out by morphological and molecular biological methods. This is the first record of an endemic area for G. turgidum infection in opossums, D. virginiana, in the Americas.
Díaz-Camacho
Sylvia Páz
SP
Facultad de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, México.
Willms
Kaethe
K
Rendón-Maldonado
José Guadalupe
JG
de la Cruz-Otero
María del Carmen
Mdel C
Delgado-Vargas
Francisco
F
Robert
Lilia
L
Antuna
Silvia
S
León-Règagnon
Virginia
V
Nawa
Yukifumi
Y
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D021901:DNA, Intergenic / Q000737:chemistry; D048293:Didelphis / Q000469:parasitology*; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006039:Gnathostoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000662:veterinary; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology
D021901:DNA, Intergenic