One Health approach to hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas): Molecular detection in quilombola communities and their dogs in Brazil

Hemoplasmas (hemotropic mycoplasmas) are obligatory red blood cell bacteria that may infect and cause anemia in several mammalian species. IAccordingly, the present study assessed four quilombola communities during six on-field expeditions between December 2021 and March 2022 in the central-eastern...

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Main Authors: Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Paul Shaw, Ashley Wallington, Giovanni Kalempa Panazzolo, Orlei José Domingues, Jobin Jose Kattoor, Mathew Johnson, Lendro Meneguelli Biondo, Rebecca Wilkes, Fabiano Borges Figueiredo, Giovani Marino Fávero, Joanne B. Messick, Andrea Pires dos Santos, Alexander Welker Biondo
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author Louise Bach Kmetiuk
Paul Shaw
Ashley Wallington
Giovanni Kalempa Panazzolo
Orlei José Domingues
Jobin Jose Kattoor
Mathew Johnson
Lendro Meneguelli Biondo
Rebecca Wilkes
Fabiano Borges Figueiredo
Giovani Marino Fávero
Joanne B. Messick
Andrea Pires dos Santos
Alexander Welker Biondo
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Paul Shaw
Ashley Wallington
Giovanni Kalempa Panazzolo
Orlei José Domingues
Jobin Jose Kattoor
Mathew Johnson
Lendro Meneguelli Biondo
Rebecca Wilkes
Fabiano Borges Figueiredo
Giovani Marino Fávero
Joanne B. Messick
Andrea Pires dos Santos
Alexander Welker Biondo
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description Hemoplasmas (hemotropic mycoplasmas) are obligatory red blood cell bacteria that may infect and cause anemia in several mammalian species. IAccordingly, the present study assessed four quilombola communities during six on-field expeditions between December 2021 and March 2022 in the central-eastern Paraná State, southern Brazil. Overall, 12/208 (5.8 %) quilombola individuals were positive for hemoplasma infection by qPCR. Results of 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing confirmed Mycoplasma heamocanis infection in two human samples. In addition, hemoplasma infection was detected by qPCR in 19/100 (19.0 %) dogs including 16/19 (84.2 %) dogs for Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum, 7/19 (3.7 %) for M. haemocanis, and 4/19 (21.0 %) for both. To the author's knowledge, this is the first One Health approach study of hemoplasma detection in quilombola individuals along with their dogs as vulnerable populations worldwide, with M. heamocanis detection in both human and companion animals.
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spelling doaj-art-086d437067704033ba88288ea45ee9f82025-08-20T02:36:12ZengElsevierOne Health2352-77142025-06-012010102410.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101024One Health approach to hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas): Molecular detection in quilombola communities and their dogs in BrazilLouise Bach Kmetiuk0Paul Shaw1Ashley Wallington2Giovanni Kalempa Panazzolo3Orlei José Domingues4Jobin Jose Kattoor5Mathew Johnson6Lendro Meneguelli Biondo7Rebecca Wilkes8Fabiano Borges Figueiredo9Giovani Marino Fávero10Joanne B. Messick11Andrea Pires dos Santos12Alexander Welker Biondo13Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of America; Carlos Chagas Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Curitiba, PR, BrazilIDEXX Reference Laboratory, West Sacramento, CA, USAIDEXX Reference Laboratory, West Sacramento, CA, USAGraduate College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, PR, BrazilGraduate College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, PR, BrazilDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of AmericaDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of AmericaInterdisciplinary Graduate Studies, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of AmericaCarlos Chagas Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Curitiba, PR, BrazilGraduate College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, PR, BrazilDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of AmericaDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of AmericaDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of America; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil; Corresponding author at: Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of AmericaHemoplasmas (hemotropic mycoplasmas) are obligatory red blood cell bacteria that may infect and cause anemia in several mammalian species. IAccordingly, the present study assessed four quilombola communities during six on-field expeditions between December 2021 and March 2022 in the central-eastern Paraná State, southern Brazil. Overall, 12/208 (5.8 %) quilombola individuals were positive for hemoplasma infection by qPCR. Results of 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing confirmed Mycoplasma heamocanis infection in two human samples. In addition, hemoplasma infection was detected by qPCR in 19/100 (19.0 %) dogs including 16/19 (84.2 %) dogs for Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum, 7/19 (3.7 %) for M. haemocanis, and 4/19 (21.0 %) for both. To the author's knowledge, this is the first One Health approach study of hemoplasma detection in quilombola individuals along with their dogs as vulnerable populations worldwide, with M. heamocanis detection in both human and companion animals.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425000606MycoplasmaZoonosisOne healthSocial vulnerabilityHemoparasites
spellingShingle Louise Bach Kmetiuk
Paul Shaw
Ashley Wallington
Giovanni Kalempa Panazzolo
Orlei José Domingues
Jobin Jose Kattoor
Mathew Johnson
Lendro Meneguelli Biondo
Rebecca Wilkes
Fabiano Borges Figueiredo
Giovani Marino Fávero
Joanne B. Messick
Andrea Pires dos Santos
Alexander Welker Biondo
One Health approach to hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas): Molecular detection in quilombola communities and their dogs in Brazil
One Health
Mycoplasma
Zoonosis
One health
Social vulnerability
Hemoparasites
title One Health approach to hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas): Molecular detection in quilombola communities and their dogs in Brazil
title_full One Health approach to hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas): Molecular detection in quilombola communities and their dogs in Brazil
title_fullStr One Health approach to hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas): Molecular detection in quilombola communities and their dogs in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed One Health approach to hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas): Molecular detection in quilombola communities and their dogs in Brazil
title_short One Health approach to hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas): Molecular detection in quilombola communities and their dogs in Brazil
title_sort one health approach to hemotropic mycoplasmas hemoplasmas molecular detection in quilombola communities and their dogs in brazil
topic Mycoplasma
Zoonosis
One health
Social vulnerability
Hemoparasites
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425000606
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