Banca de DEFESA: JÉSSICA CRISTINA DA COSTA

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STUDENT : JÉSSICA CRISTINA DA COSTA
DATE: 28/02/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: remoto
TITLE:

Infectious and parasitic agents of wild animals and no conventional pets in the context of One Health approach

KEY WORDS:

parasites; bacteria; pathology; zoonoses; conservation

PAGES: 45
BIG AREA: Ciências Agrárias
AREA: Medicina Veterinária
SUBÁREA: Patologia Animal
SUMMARY:

The increasing expansion of human activities has resulted in greater human-domestic animals-wildlife interaction, favoring the sharing of infectious-parasitic agents that can compromise human health, animal health, biodiversity conservation, and ecosystems. Therefore, understanding the context in which these infections occur is of fundamental importance in the One Health approach, which recognizes the interconnection and inseparability between human, animal, plant, and ecosystem health. Thus, the objective of this retrospective study was to identify the infectious-parasitic agents of wild animals and unconventional pets diagnosed at the Veterinary Pathology Laboratory of the Federal University of Paraíba (LPV-UFPB). For this purpose, necropsy and biopsy records performed at LPV-UFPB from January 2013 to December 2023 were analyzed. During this period, LPV-UFPB received a total of 1,286 wild animals or unconventional pets, in addition to laboratory samples from animals. Of this total, 143 (11.11%) animals were diagnosed with infectious-parasitic agents, including threated species, of which 70.62% were birds, 24.47% mammals, 4.19% reptiles and 0.69% fish. Furthermore, the assessment of the origin revealed that 59.30% of the birds, 22.85% mammals and 33.33% reptiles from conservation units. Among the free-living animals, 66.66% were reptiles, 65.71% mammals and 12.87% birds, while among the animals kept under human care, 100% were fish, 13.86% birds and 8.57% mammals. Bacterial infections prevailed in birds (60.31%). The most frequent etiological agent was Escherichia coli, a bacterium with zoonotic potential that deserves attention, mainly in animals kept under human care. In addition, parasitic infections caused by helminths (16.66%) were also relevant. The results obtained, both in free-living animals and those kept under human care, demonstrate the importance of diagnosing infectious-parasitic agents for the adoption of control measures, based on an integrated health approach, considering the impact of human action on biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as the growing increase in the population of unconventional pets in Brazilian homes. The direct and indirect transmission of the identified agents favors the sharing of pathogens among wildlife, domestic animals and humans. Infectious-parasitic infections can compromise the health and conservation of wildlife, aggravating the challenges for their preservation amidst human pressures.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - JAQUELINE BIANQUE DE OLIVEIRA
Interno - JOSE WILTON PINHEIRO JUNIOR
Externa ao Programa - 1364514 - ANDREA ALICE DA FONSECA OLIVEIRA - UFRPE