Neglected zoonotic helminthiases in wild canids: new insights from South America
Manuel Uribe
Jan Brabec
Jenny J. Chaparro-Gutiérrez
Carlos Hermosilla- 1Biomedical Research Center Seltersberg (BFS), Institute of Parasitology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Gießen, Germany
- 2CIBAV Research Group, Veterinary Medicine School, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
- 3Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia
The global threat of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) constitutes a public health issue in underdeveloped countries. Zoonotic helminthiases are the most common human NTD agents in developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas, causing a global burden of disease that exceeds that of more recognized infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. Wild canids are well-known mammals that act as natural reservoirs of zoonotic-relevant helminthiasis worldwide, thus playing a pivotal role in their epidemiology and transmission to humans. Here we evaluate the occurrence of zoonotic gastrointestinal helminths in two Neotropical wild canid species from the Amazonian and Andean regions of Colombia, i.e., the bush dog (Speothos venaticus) and the crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous). We recovered tapeworm proglottids from bush dog fecal samples and identified them molecularly as the canine-specific lineage of Dipylidium caninum by using cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) gene sequences. Moreover, examination of a crab-eating fox during necropsy revealed the presence of non-embryonated eggs of the neglected nematode Lagochilascaris cf. minor, in addition to eggs and gravid proglottids of the cestode Spirometra mansoni. These findings represent the first report of zoonotic-relevant cestodes, i.e., D. caninum (“canine genotype”), S. mansoni, and the nematode L. cf. minor, in bush dogs and crab-eating foxes as final hosts. The occurrence of these zoonotic helminthiases in wild canid species calls for regular monitoring programs to better understand the epidemiology and transmission routes of neglected dipylidiasis, lagochilascariosis, and sparganosis in South America.
1. Introduction
Zoonoses account for approximately 60% of emerging human infectious diseases, and among these, up to 70% are wildlife-derived pathogens (1, 2). In addition, the global threat of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) constitutes a public health issue in underdeveloped countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Among NTDs, zoonotic helminthiases are the most common human pathogens, causing a global burden of disease exceeding that of better-known infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. On a global scale, helminth infections account for over 75% of disability-adjusted life years lost. However, many of them have fallen into oblivion as neglected diseases (3, 4). Wild canids are well-known natural reservoirs of zoonotic parasites (5–10), which include numerous helminth species, and thus play a pivotal role in the life cycle, epidemiology, and transmission routes of human infections (11–14). The forested tropical regions with high mammalian species richness are facing the emergence of zoonotic disease hotspots under ongoing land use changes, giving rise to an increased disease transmission risk at the human-animal interface (15, 16). Lower-latitude developing countries (e.g., Neotropical territories) have a concentration of emerging zoonotic pathogens, while scientific studies and surveillance efforts that focus on this issue remain scarce (17). Knowledge of zoonotic cestodes is limited to the genera Dibothriocephalus (diphyllobothriosis), Hymenolepis, and Taenia, leaving uncommon neglected cestode infections such as bertielliosis, dipylidiasis, echinococcosis, inermicapsiferosis, raillietinosis, mesocestoidiosis, and sparganosis, which are rarely reported clinically and underestimated even by specialists (4, 18, 19). Wild canids comprise a large group of carnivores that are distributed throughout the world, often living in close proximity to human populations (20–22). The Neotropics are home to a total of 10 wild canid species with varied behaviors, habitats, and forms (Table 1). The current study presents the findings on the gastrointestinal helminth parasite in two highly divergent free-ranging Neotropical wild canid (NWC) species: the elusive semiaquatic diurnal/crepuscular bush dog and the nocturnal ground-dwelling crab-eating fox. Furthermore, we examine the potential role that NWC may play as definitive hosts (DH) in the transmission and maintenance of neglected zoonotic helminthiases, providing new insights into this unresolved issue.
Table 1. Extant wild canid species distributed in the neotropics.
2. Materials and methods
2.1. Study areas and sample collection
Based on the Köppen–Geiger classification system, the Amazonian and Andean sampling areas were found in tropical rainforests and temperate, warm summers without dry climates, respectively (23). Animal sampling was focused on the northern regions of South America (Figure 1) and within the distribution range of bush dogs and crab-eating foxes in the Neotropical area. The current study included samples collected between 2019 and 2021 as part of a national wildlife conservation and monitoring program carried out by veterinarians/mammologists in Colombia. Additionally, animals found dead and collected by indigenous peoples and local communities were included in the study. Due to the evasive behavior of bush dogs, parasite specimens were collected from direct sampling sites on trails that were systematically monitored by trap cameras. The general features and morphometric characteristics of wild carnivore deposits were followed for fecal identification (24). Moreover, associated tracks and local traditional ecological knowledge were also used to sample these elusive individuals, as previously described (25, 26). Therefore, fecal samples were collected as fresh as possible. No bush dog carcasses were examined during the study period. However, scattered proglottids and cestode strobila segments were found partially dehydrated during the macroscopical examination of feces from two monitored bush dogs (n = 2) in the Amazonian municipality of Puerto Santander, Colombia. Parasite collection from crab-eating foxes was carried out during the necropsy of a dead animal (n = 1) in the Andean municipality of Ciudad Bolívar., Colombia, and in an environment where grass-fed cattle are raised. The head, thoracic, and abdominal cavities were extensively examined for the presence of ecto- and endoparasites. The entire gastrointestinal tract, heart, spleen, kidneys, and respiratory tract were removed and thoroughly inspected in situ for the presence of macroscopic parasites using a 40X-25 mm glass magnifier. An adult cestode specimen was carefully recovered from fresh feces collected from the gut lumen after a longitudinal intestinal incision. Fecal samples were then collected directly from the gastrointestinal tract and dry-preserved until examination.
Figure 1. The geographic map depicts the historical distribution range of the bush dog (Speothos venaticus), the crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), and the admixture zone where both species are found. The Amazonian (1) and Andean (2) sampling areas of this study are shown in red.
After macroscopic observation of cestode strobila and free proglottids in the feces, all collected parasite specimens were handled using fine entomological tweezers, gently rinsed, washed three times with 0.9% pre-warmed phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and subsequently preserved in ~96% EtOH until microscopic and molecular evaluation. Combined sedimentation-flotation and modified sodium acetate–acetic acid-formalin standardized parasitological techniques were used to analyze wild canid fecal samples (27). In addition, gravid proglottids obtained from the crab-eating fox tapeworm strobila were dissected and wet mounted on slides. This non-invasive method for fecal collection allowed for the recovery of adult cestode specimens without unnecessary manipulation, trapping, or disturbance of these free-ranging canids (25, 28).
2.2. Phenotypic evaluation of adult cestode specimens
General morphologic and morphometric taxonomic traits were observed, and parasite stage identification was conducted under microscopic analysis using an Olympus BX53™ semi-motorized light microscope (Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) at 400 and 1,000X magnification. The Olympus DP74™ digital camera was used to capture photomicrographs of eggs, adult strobila, and proglottids. Parasites were measured using the cellSens™ standard imaging software. Additionally, cestode proglottids were dehydrated in ethanol series (75, 80, 85, 90, 96, and 100%), transferred to a fixative solution (i.e., formalin, 95% EtOH, glacial acetic acid, glycerine, and Milli-Q ultrapure distilled water; 10:25:5:10:50 parts, respectively), clarified with lactophenol, and stained with Semichon’s acetocarmine. Finally, the proglottids were wet-mounted and Berlese’s fluid-mounted on slides as described previously (29).
2.3. Molecular phylogenetics
The complete coding sequence of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) gene was amplified in two overlapping fragments with the primers cox1F and JB4.5, and JB3 and cox1R, respectively (30, 31) using Phusion High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase (New England Biolabs, Inc., Ipswich, USA) and the following cycling conditions: 35 cycles of 10 s at 98°C, 15 s at 50°C (cox1F + JB4.5) or 60°C (JB3 + cox1R), and 50 s at 72°C. PCR products were gel-checked, purified with Exonuclease I and FastAP alkaline phosphatase (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, USA), and directly Sanger-sequenced at SeqMe (Dobříš, Czech Republic). Contiguous gene sequences were assembled, visually checked, and trimmed to the cox1 coding region in Geneious Prime 2020.0.51 and deposited in GenBank under accession numbers OR251823 and OR251823. The resulting sequences were aligned with previously published cox1 data from Dipylidium specimens in addition to other closely related species using MAFFT’s (32) L-INS-i translational align plugin of Geneious. The use of Nippotaenia chaenogobii (JQ2685509) and Nippotaenia mogurndae (ON640728) as outgroup taxa and the selection of relevant ingroup representatives were based on previous phylogenetic estimates, most notably by Waeschenbach et al. (33) and Guo et al. (34). The phylogenetic tree was estimated under the maximum likelihood criterion in IQ-TREE (35). The best-fitting model of nucleotide evolution was selected according to the corrected Akaike information criterion in IQ-TREE (36), and nodal supports were estimated by running 1,000 standard nonparametric bootstrap replicates and 10,000 repetitions of the SH-like approximated likelihood ratio test.
3. Results
3.1. Morphological and morphometric parasite identification
Morphological identification of the whitish, flat, barrel-shaped segments recovered from bush dog feces (Figure 2) was based on observation of the typical longer-than-wide shape, with each proglottid having two bilateral genital pores, one at the center of each lateral margin. The mean gravid proglottid measurements (n = 10) were 12.082 mm (SD ± 0.542 mm) in length and 3.996 mm (SD ± 0.344 mm) in width. The phenotypic evaluation corresponds well with Dipylidium caninum s.l. (Dipylidiidae). Thin-shelled capsules (ovigerous capsules) containing eggs were also noticed inside gravid proglottids (Figure 2D). Regarding the parasitological evaluation of the crab-eating fox, non-embryonated ascarid-type eggs (51.21 × 51.57 μm) with a thick eggshell and a coarsely pitted surface containing multiple excavations were observed (Figure 3A). The morphological traits of the egg correspond well to Lagochilascaris minor, previously described in South American wild carnivore definitive hosts (37, 38). Additionally, parasite stages (i.e., adults and eggs) of the diphyllobothriidean species Spirometra mansoni were detected. A weakly muscled, medium-sized, pink-colored cestode (89.73 cm in length) with a long, prominent neck was also recorded. External segmentation of the strobila was noted throughout the specimen. The cestode showed a well-developed spoon-shaped scolex without inrolling bothrial edges. The mature and gravid proglottids were serrated, and the eggs presented a clearly visible unique operculum and an oval shape with a pointed end (Figures 3B–E and Supplementary Video S1). The average proglottid measurements (n = 483) were 454.14 μm (SD ± 207.16 μm) in length and 1.78 mm (SD ± 0.73 mm) in width. The strobila segments of this parasite specimen were previously used for the molecular identification of S. mansoni reported by Brabec et al. (39).
Figure 2. Proglottids of Dipylidium caninum s.l. (family Dipylidiidae) collected from the feces of the Amazonian bush dog (Speothos venaticus). (A) Wet mount unstained gravid proglottid. The white square indicates (B) a lateral magnified view of the genital pore. (C) Mature proglottids stained with Semichon’s acetocarmine; two sets of symmetrically distributed genital organs are visible, with the testis parenchyma (t), cirrus pouch (cp), genital pore (gp), ovaries (ov), and the Mehlis glands (mg). (D) Close-up of the seed-shaped ovigerous proglottid end with round to oval egg capsules (packets) with an average length of 31–50 μm and a width of 27–48 μm (n = 88). (E) Photomicrograph of the parasite showing details of one of two sets of male and female reproductive organs. Scale bars: (C–E) 200 μm.
Figure 3. Microscopic and stereomicroscopic morphological examination of parasite stages found in the feces of a free-ranging crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous). (A) Non-embryonated egg of Lagochilascaris cf. minor (51.21 × 51.57 μm) with an evident 5.79 μm thick eggshell. (B) Yellowish-brown, cone-shaped operculated eggs of Spirometra mansoni (61.67 × 34.97 μm). (C) Adult S. mansoni (from the Andes) with a spoon-shaped scolex and characteristic pink color due to the presence of host vitamin B12. (D) Close-up photograph of serrated gravid proglottids (red arrowhead); a genital pore is indicated by the black arrowhead. (E) Whole-mounted strobilus segment showing the centrally located spiralled uterus (white arrowhead).
3.2. Molecular characterization of Dipylidium caninum
Strobila segments isolated from two separately collected Andean bush dog fecal samples were molecularly characterized by cox1 sequencing. Maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis confirmed the species identification as D. caninum, placing both specimens at the base of a well-defined group composed exclusively of D. caninum representatives (Figure 4). The lineage of the D. caninum group consists of two genetically differentiated subgroups corresponding to the previously described canine- and feline-specific genotypes of D. caninum (40). Within these, five canine-specific genotype representatives formed a relatively basal, non-monophyletic, statistically unsupported assemblage of specimens, while the feline-specific genotype represented by two specimens (MG587892 and OK523385) formed a relatively derived, well-supported internal lineage. The Andean bush dog isolates are grouped basally within the canine-specific genotype representatives (Figure 4).
Figure 4. Phylogenetic position of Dipylidium caninum isolates obtained from two Amazonian bush dog hosts. Maximum likelihood tree from IQ-TREE based on nearly complete (1,563 bp) cox1 gene sequences analyzed as a single partition using the TIM + F + R5 model. Nodal values show SH-like approximated likelihood ratio test values (10,000 replicates) and standard nonparametric bootstrap supports (1,000 repetitions). Newly characterized specimens are shown in bold. GenBank accessions are shown after taxon names. The branch length scale bar indicates the number of substitutions per site.
4. Discussion
In an increasingly globalized world, anthropogenic factors have intensified the human-wildlife interface, thus increasing the risk of disease spillover, reduction of biodiversity, and food web collapse (41–43). Among carnivores, only 54.3% of the global species’ distribution range comprises high-quality habitats due to landscape fragmentation and loss of connectivity (44). Nowadays, surveillance of wildlife-derived infectious diseases is imperative to better understand the impact of disease on populations, eco-epidemiology, and biodiversity conservation (45–47). As already stated, synanthropic wild canids have also been reported as natural reservoirs of novel helminth parasites (48–50).
Parasitological surveys of bush dogs are still limited due to their elusive nature and crepuscular behavior, and thus they remain one of the lesser-known wild canid species. Nonetheless, the causative agent of chronic polycystic human echinococcosis (i.e., Echinococcus vogeli) was described for the first time in 1972 in a wild bush dog captured in South America (51, 52). Furthermore, other zoonotic-relevant parasites such as Toxocara canis, Lagochilascaris sp., and Spirometra sp. have been reported in wild bush dogs along with the occurrences of Spirocerca lupi, Ancylostoma caninum, Taenia sp., and the apicomplexan Cystoisospora caninum (53, 54). Additionally, parasites such as Dioctophyme renale, Dirofilaria immitis, Neospora caninum, Rangelia vitalii, the cyst-forming coccidia Hammondia heydorni, and the zoonotic parasites Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Dipylidium caninum, Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi), Toxoplasma gondii, and various important ticks have been reported for the crab-eating fox (55–63). Thus, both NWC species may contribute to the environmental maintenance and transmission of human and domestic animal parasitoses. Given the lack of information regarding the occurrence and distribution of helminthiases of public health concern, such as dipylidiasis, lagochilascariosis, and sparganosis, the results presented here collectively provide new insights into the potential of NWC in the emergence and transmission of zoonotic infectious diseases. Here, we successfully perform the identification of neglected zoonotic helminths harbored by bush dogs and crab-eating foxes.
The worldwide occurrence of D. caninum s.l. in domestic dogs and cats is well documented, as is human dipylidiasis, particularly in young children (64–68). Humans become infected by accidental ingestion of D. caninum-cysticercoid-carrying intermediate hosts (IH), most commonly fleas or chewing lice (69, 70). Based on molecular techniques that allow for the differentiation of cryptic species and hidden genetic lineages, two genetically distinct lineages, i.e., the so-called D. caninum canine and D. caninum feline genotypes, have been proposed within the genus (40, 71). In contrast to human dipylidiasis, D. caninum infections rarely produce clinical manifestations in canids or felids. Nonetheless, animals that frequently carry D. caninum-infected IH contribute to human parasite transmission (72, 73). Wild carnivores such as dingoes (Canis dingo), golden jackals (Canis aureus), jaguars (Panthera onca), red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), and spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) are wild natural reservoir hosts and thus essential for the maintenance of the parasite life cycle (72, 74–77). Dipylidium caninum infections in crab-eating fox populations have been suggested as a possible consequence of anthropogenic expansion into the natural habitats of wild hosts (60). A study in the rural high-mountain region of Colombia reported the occurrence of D. caninum with an estimated prevalence of 20% (SD ± 8.7%) in free-roaming and peri-domestic dog populations (78). In Colombia, the parasite has only previously been reported in humans and domestic hosts (79). Therefore, to the best of our knowledge, the results presented here expand the geographic distribution range of wildlife dipylidiasis to the Pan-Amazonian and northern Andean regions, providing the first host record for bush dogs. Additionally, we establish here that the analyzed cestode proglottids from bush dogs correspond to the D. caninum canine genotype, which occurs at a higher frequency in canids, has a shorter pre-patency, and has a longer life span than the D. caninum feline genotype (40).
The detection of the ascarid nematode genus Lagochilascaris raises public health concerns since human lagochilascariosis, mainly due to L. minor, is still an extremely neglected zoonotic disease of the Neotropics. The definitive hosts are carnivores (i.e., canids and felids) carrying intestinal adults that shed highly resistant ascarid-like eggs with a thick and rough eggshell (37, 80). Humans acquire lagochilascariosis through the ingestion of infected rodent IH (e.g., agoutis, mice, rats) containing third-stage larvae (L3), but there is also evidence that humans might become infected after ingestion of embryonated eggs of Lagochilascaris (81). So far, more than 100 human cases of lagochilascariosis have been recorded in the Americas (80). Three cases of human lagochilascariosis have been documented in the Caribbean/Pacific, and Amazonian regions of Colombia (82, 83). Regardless, the present study constitutes the first non-human report of this parasite in Colombia. Because the amount of DNA obtained from the isolated Lagochilascaris cf. minor eggs was extremely low and showed partial degradation, subsequent phylogenetic analysis was not feasible. Nevertheless, surveillance for human lagochilascariosis by local public health authorities should be recommended.
Globally distributed sparganosis is a neglected food- and waterborne zoonotic disease caused by infection with cestodes of the genus Spirometra (Diphyllobothriidea), which is frequently reported in numerous wildlife species (14, 18, 39, 84). Sparganosis manifests as muscular and subcutaneous larvae (spargana), but brain invasion has also been reported (85). The obligate heteroxenous parasite life cycle involves carnivores, where intestinal adults shed eggs that are subsequently released into the environment with feces. In the aqueous environment, the eggs hatch into coracidia, which are ingested by copepods as the first IH in which a procercoid larva develops. These larvae are infective to the second tetrapod IH (e.g., frogs, snakes, and birds), where maturation into plerocercoid larvae takes place (86). Humans become infected by eating raw IH flesh, using it in traditional poultices, or drinking water containing infected copepods (87). In South America, a total of 16 human cases of sparganosis have been reported, one of them in Colombia (87, 88). The cestode specimen of the crab-eating fox morphologically described here was molecularly identified as Spirometra mansoni, the first report of the species in South America (39). As sparganosis remains one of the least studied diseases, the morphological data presented here support the findings of Brabec et al. in 2022 (39), which effectively enlarged the distribution range of S. mansoni for the Neotropics, and call for further investigation of human sparganosis.
Here, we have provided evidence for important zoonotic helminth infections in highly divergent free-ranging NWC species. Consequently, investigation of the potential role of the elusive semiaquatic bush dog, the synanthropic/peri-domestic crab-eating fox, and other poorly studied NWCs in the transmission cycle of these parasites to humans seems essential. Additionally, future ectoparasite research on different lice and flea taxa (e.g., Felicola subrostratus, Trichodectes canis, Archaeopsyllinae, and Pulicinae subfamilies) infesting wild carnivore populations is urgently needed to identify the IH harboring D. caninum cysticercoids and thus enabling zoonotic transmission of dipylidiasis. The consequences of coinfections on epidemiology and host fitness require better knowledge of NWC-associated infectious agents to understand their role in the emergence of dipylidiasis, lagochilascariosis, and sparganosis (89). Based on these findings, we encourage further parasitologic investigations to be conducted among NWCs, specifically regarding their endo- and ectoparasites. In conclusion, an ongoing parasitological survey of wildlife is critical for implementing public health strategies to avoid zoonotic spillover in a pathogen-related surveillance network.
Data availability statement
The datasets presented in this study can be found in online repositories. The names of the repository/repositories and accession number(s) can be found at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/OR251824, OR251824; and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/OR251823, OR251823.
Ethics statement
The animal study was approved by the Ethics Committee for Animal Experimentation (CEEA) of the Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia (AS No. 132) under collection permit No. 0524 of 2014 (IDB0321), procedures were conducted according to the Guidelines of the American Society of Mammologists for the use of wild mammals in research and education, and the EU Directive 2010/63/EU. The study was conducted in accordance with the local legislation and institutional requirements.
Author contributions
MU: conceptualization, investigation, writing-original draft preparation. MU and JB: methodology, software, and visualization. JB, JC-G, and CH: validation. JB and MU: formal analysis. CH and JC-G: resources and funding acquisition. JB, CH, and JC-G: data curation and writing – review and editing. JC-G and CH: supervision. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
The project in which the samples were collected was funded by the CIBAV Research Group-Centro de Investigaciones Básicas y Aplicadas en Veterinaria (COL0153246), Universidad de Antioquia, Consolidation Strategy 2018–2019. The molecular characterization of the specimens was funded by the Czech Science Foundation, Project No. 19-28399X. The APC was funded by Justus Liebig University in Giessen. We would like to extend our thanks to the Bicentennial Doctoral Excellence Scholarship Program of Colombia (“Programa de becas de excelencia doctoral del bicentenario”) for the financial support to the Ph.D. student MU.
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the Amazonian native local communities of Araracuara, Amazonas, Colombia, the rural communities, and the cattle ranchers of Ciudad Bolívar.
Conflict of interest
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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Supplementary material
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Keywords: neglected, zoonosis, wild canids, Neotropics, dipylidiasis, lagochilascariosis, sparganosis
Citation: Uribe M, Brabec J, Chaparro-Gutiérrez JJ and Hermosilla C (2023) Neglected zoonotic helminthiases in wild canids: new insights from South America. Front. Vet. Sci. 10:1235182. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1235182
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