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Zoonotic parasites associated with felines from the Patagonian Holocene
Martín Horacio Fugassa1, María Ornela Beltrame, María S Bayer
1Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Abstract:
Feline coprolites were examined for parasites with the aim of studying ancient infections that occurred in the Patagonian region during the Holocene period. Eggs compatible to Trichuris sp., Calodium sp., Eucoleus sp., Nematodirus sp., Oesophagostomum sp. (Nematoda), Monoecocestus sp. (Cestoda) and Eimeria macusaniensis (Coccidia) were recovered from faecal samples. The results obtained from the analysis provide evidence of consumption by felids of the viscera of both rodents and camelids. This knowledge allows for improved explanations as to the distribution of parasitism and its significance to the health of humans and animals inhabiting the area under study during the Middle Holocene.
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