Survey of Hepatocystis parasites of fruit bats in the Amurum forest reserve, Nigeria, identifies first host record for Rousettus aegyptiacus

Parasitology - Tập 146 Số 12 - Trang 1550-1554 - 2019
N. Atama1,2, Shiiwua A. Manu1, Samuel T. Ivande1, Sascha P. Rosskopf3,4, Kai Matuschewski3,4, Juliane Schaer5,3,4
1A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Jos, Nigeria
2Veterinary Department, Kaduna State Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Kaduna, Nigeria
3Department of Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University, 10115 Berlin, Germany
4Parasitology Unit, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, 10117, Germany
5Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2109, Australia

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Abstract

Parasites of the genus Hepatocystis are close relatives of Plasmodium that frequently infect epauletted fruit bats across West and East Africa. Our understanding of susceptible hosts and prevalence of infection of Hepatocystis remains fragmented. Non-invasive sampling of bat assemblages in representative habitats critically contribute to haemosporidian parasite distribution maps. Here, we report on a survey of Hepatocystis parasite infections in bats undertaken over two consecutive years in a protected area in Nigeria, where prevalence and diversity of bat-infecting haemosporidian parasites have not been studied. Microscopic examination of blood films in combination with PCR detection and sequencing revealed Hepatocystis infections with prevalences of 25% and 42% in the closely related epauletted fruit bats Epomophorus sp. and Micropteropus pusillus. For the first time, mature Hepatocystis gametocytes were identified in one Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus). This novel host record was confirmed by parasite and host genotyping and suggests that Hepatocystis parasites have a broader host distribution in African fruit bats than currently known.

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Parasitology

Tập 146 Số 12

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