Molecular detection of Chlamydia spp in wild animals treated at the Center for Medicine and Research in Wild Animals (CEMPAS), Botucatu, São Paulo.

• Grant number: 22/10943-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: February 01, 2023
• End date: May 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Preventive Veterinary Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Mateus de Souza Ribeiro Mioni
• Grantee: Beatriz Almeida Moreira de Souza
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 24/10698-0 - Molecular detection of Chlamydiaceae family organisms in wild animals from Brazil, BE.EP.IC

Abstract

Wild animals are already known to be potential hosts of many infectious diseases. Inaddition to affecting their health, they can become a source of infection for other animals. Littleis known about Chlamydia spp. in wild animals, but among their hosts are birds, mammals,marsupials, amphibians and reptiles, which can act as reservoirs of chlamydial infections, puttingother species at risk. Moreover, traditional veterinary species such as C. pecorum, C. abortus andC. psittaci are detected in wild animals, as well as the human respiratory pathogen, C.pneumoniae. Chlamydia infections manifest similarly in humans and domestic animals,including high rates of asymptomatic infections. However, the concern about its zoonoticpotential and its implications for public health has generated discussions and studies worldwide.Thus, this work aims to identify among the animals received by the Center for Medicine andResearch in Wild Animals (CEMPAS) potential wild reservoirs of Chlamydia spp. throughmolecular diagnosis.